GI & Endoscopy

State College-based Penn State Colorectal Disease Biobank is combating illness through identifying genetic colorectal cancer causes.

The FDA issued a communication claiming Viberzi — a medicine used for patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea — could increase pancreatitis risk in patients without gallbladders.

President Donald Trump released his proposed 2018 budget on March 16, 2017, drastically cutting government funding to health services programs.

Katie Agnello, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Venice-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists.

Chicago-based Loyola Medicine became the first medical center in the Chicagoland-region to offer the PillCam Colon 2 alternative colonoscopy treatment, Science Daily reports.

As colorectal cancer month passes the ides of March, gastroenterology leaders are stepping up their efforts to promote colorectal cancer awareness.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy awarded two providers community outreach awards for their videos aimed at increasing endoscopic procedure awareness.

Kamran Ayub, MD, performed a Hybrid APC procedure to treat Barrett's esophagus at New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Hospital, the Daily Southtown reports.

A survey by Boston Children's Hospital researchers claims pediatric gastroenterologists overuse abdominal radiographs when managing functional constipation, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reports.

Mark Pochapin, MD, is the director of gastroenterology and the vice chair for clinical affairs at New York City-based NYU Langone Medical Center.