GI & Endoscopy

A study, published in The American Journal of Pathology, examined how a high fat and sugar-based Western diet affected inflammation in mice.

Researchers from University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute — both in Australia — believe irritable bowel syndrome is made up of several individual diseases, ABC reports.

Here are seven updates on GI companies from the past week:

Iowa Endoscopy Center is a freestanding ASC in Clive.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general is initiating system-wide changes after determining the Roseburg (Ore.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center performed colonoscopies using outdated methods, The News-Review reports.

The American College of Radiology released a statement urging CMS to cover virtual colonography procedures for seniors.

Gastroenterologist Nitin Kumar, MD, joined HSHS Medical Group in Effingham, Ill., The Effingham Daily News reports.

Immuron Limited released preliminary results from its IMM-124E phase II study of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients.

To stay relevant in an ever changing gastroenterology landscape, Larry Kosinski, MD, managing partner of Evanston-based Illinois Gastroenterology Group and president of SonarMD, developed Project Sonar.

Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, is a gastroenterologist at Chicago-based University Gastroenterologists.