The World Congress of Gastroenterology is set for Oct. 13 through Oct. 18, 2017, in Orlando, Fla.
GI & Endoscopy
Patient, provider groups petition Congress to pass Medicare virtual colonoscopy coverage: 4 insights
Major colorectal cancer care advocacy groups are petitioning Congress to pass HR 1298 — the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act.
Long Beach (Calif.) Memorial joined the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Initiative "80% by 2018. " The initiative's aim is to screen 80 percent of adults 50-years and older by 2018.
M. Badar Anwer, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Celebration, Fla.-based Advanced Gastroenterological Associates.
Kfar Malal, Israel-based Medial EarlySign integrated its machine learning tools into Tel Aviv, Israel-based Maccabi Healthcare Services EHRs, creating a predictive care engine. The engine identifies pre-symptomatic patients at high risk for colorectal cancer.
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Christos Karalis, MD, joined DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare's staff.
After years of decreases, colorectal cancer is re-emerging at alarming rates in the millennial generation.
Dublin, Ireland-based Allergan plans to invest $44 million into its Irish operations this year, the Irish Times reports.
Mark Kocab, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Sun City Center, Fla.-based Suncoast GI Associates.
New Hope, Pa.-based Motus GI Holdings closed a $30 million private placement.