GI & Endoscopy

Here is how five major, publicly traded gastroenterology companies fared in the stock market for the week of July 24 to July 28.

Texas GI Endoscopy Center is a free-standing endoscopy center serving the Mesquite, Texas area.

Sumanth Daram, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Augusta-based Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

The FDA approved Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo for use in adults and in pediatric patients 12 years old and older.

The Society of Association Executives awarded the American Gastroenterological Association's Future Leaders Programs its 2017 Power of A Silver Award.

Australia is a hot bed of hepatitis C research and development activity with the government approving several treatments for the disease since March 2016, The Conversation reports.

Cantel Medical Corp. is acquiring BHT Hygienetechnik Holding GmbH for $60.8 million on a debt-free basis.

Jessica Fisher, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Asheville (N.C.) Gastroenterology Associates.

Asheville (N.C.) Gastroenterology Associates and its 17 gastroenterologists provide gastroenterology services to Asheville and its surrounding communities.

Boston Scientific reported second quarter fiscal year 2017 sales of $2.25 billion on July 27.