Little Falls, N.J.-based Cantel Medical Corp. agreed to purchase Australia-based distributor CR Kennedy & Co.'s endoscopy business, NJBiz reports.
GI & Endoscopy
Gastroenterology-focused companies made headlines this past week for closing on deals and selling assets totaling billions.
Shahab Aftahi, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Goodyear, Ariz.-based Estrella Gastroenterology.
San Francisco-based Versant Ventures debuted Jecure Therapeutics on Feb. 15, 2017.
Researchers presented a study at the American Gastroenterological Association's 2016 conference that claims patients with Barrett's esophagus are more likely to have early stage gastrointestinal cancers beyond the gastroesophageal junction, General Surgery News reports.
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Houston-based Texas County Memorial Hospital will offer free colorectal screenings for colorectal cancer awareness month in the second week of March 2017, Ozark Radio News reports.
Specialty physicians, including gastroenterologists, are struggling to participate as the healthcare arena adapts to Alternative Payment Models. At a recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission meeting, several commissioners noted the lack of opportunities for specialists to enter into Advanced APMs. Proposals…
The FDA granted four GI-related device clearances in January.
David Freeto, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Napa, Calif.-based Queen of the Valley Medical Center.
Burlington, Mass.-based ArQule's and Tokyo, Japan-based Daiichi Sankyo's drug, tivantinib, failed to meet its primary endpoint of improving hepatocellular carcinoma patients' survival rate.