GI & Endoscopy

Here are the five most read Becker's ASC Review from March 13, to March 17, 2017.

Ragunath Appasamy, MD, is a gastroenterologist at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Here are seven gastroenterologists making headlines the week of March 17, 2017.

Representative Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J., introduced legislation aimed at providing Medicare coverage for FDA-approved colorectal screening tests.

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.