GI & Endoscopy

A study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy examined endoscopist fatigue's effect on adenoma detection rate.

Iryna Hepburn, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Lebanon, Pa.-based WellSpan Digestive Health Specialists.

Laval, Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals' former CEO Michael Pearson is suing the company for 3 million in shares that the company allegedly withheld from his exit package, Bloomberg reports.

A study found Austin, Texas-based HyGIeaCare is an effective alternative to conventional colonoscopy prep, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News reports.

A study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy found endoscopic ultrasound guided needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy accurately provides pancreatic cystic lesions' histology.

Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers, identified aflatoxin's biomarker and are hoping to use it to predict liver cancer risk, BioScience Technology reports.

The Washington, D.C.-based National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends the federal government purchase antiviral medications targeting hepatitis B and C, the Los Angeles Times reports.

A study published in Science Translational Medicine examined how changes in gut microbiota were relevant to the clinical expression of irritable bowel syndrome.

Here are three updates on GI companies to note:

David Novick, MD, of Kettering, Ohio-based Digestive Endoscopy Center, is releasing "A Gastroenterologist's Guide to Gut Health: Everything You Need to Know About Colonoscopy, Digestive Diseases and Healthy Eating," on April 8, 2017.