GI & Endoscopy

Anthony Grande, MD, is a gastroenterologist with Park Ridge, Ill.-based North Suburban Gastroenterology Associates.

Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.-based Allergan elected Adriane Brown to its board of directors.

A study in JAMA Surgery examined the use and effectiveness of chemotherapy in a range of colon cancer patients.

A study published in Gastroenterology Endoscopy examined how urgent colonoscopies affect clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized for lower GI bleeding.

Here are the five most read gastroenterology/endoscopy stories from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, 2017.

Barry Migicovsky, MD is a gastroenterologist at Hollywood, Fla.-based Gastroenterology Consultants.

Ahead of its stock offering, the FDA approved New York City's Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s plecanatide.

While physicians debate proper bowel preparation for small-bowel video capsule endoscopy, a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy says bowel preparation has no benefits for such a procedure.

At UC San Francisco in the 3-D imaging lab, researchers are developing virtual holography CT colonography as a possible alternative to traditional colonoscopies, Knowridge Science Report reports.

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