GI & Endoscopy

Henrico-based Virginia Endoscopy Group added two procedure rooms and five recovery bays in a recent expansion, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

Here are the five most read gastroenterology/endoscopy stories from Feb. 13 to Feb. 17, 2017.

Andrew Minkin, MD, is a gastroenterologist with Berlin, Vt.-based Green Mountain Gastroenterology.

Here are three gastroenterologists in the news this past week.

Japan-based Takeda acquired Cambridge, Mass.-based Ariad Pharmaceuticals for $24 per share, Yahoo! Finance reports.

Japan-based Takeda and Leuven, Belgium-based TiGenix NB reported positive data from Admire-CD's Cx601 phase III clinical trial.

The World Congress of GI Endoscopy 2017 began in Telangana, India, The Hindu reports.

Three men stole approximately $1.2 million in endoscopy equipment from Toronto (Canada) Western Hospital, 640 Toronto reports.

Antonio Caos, MD, is a gastroenterologist with the Kearney, Neb.-based Platte Medical Group.

James Singer, MD, is a gastroenterologist with Glendale-based Arizona Digestive Health.