GI & Endoscopy

Gary D. Wu, MD, has been awarded the 2017 AGA-Dannon Gut Microbiome in Health Award.

Here are four updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

A study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology investigated whether using patient-reported outcomes in clinical care led to improved patient outcomes.

G. Richard Puente, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Metairie, La.-based Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates.

Researchers at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai received $10 million from the National Institutes of Health to conclude their decades-long investigation into the genetic and immunological causes of inflammatory bowel disease.

The National Pancreas Foundation named the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital a Pancreatitis Center.

Ottawa, Canada-based BTG International Canada launched its DC Bead LUMI device in Canada on Dec. 5.

The American Gastroenterological Association has released a new patient education video about gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Garden City, N.Y.-based invendo medical received a CE Mark for its invendoscope SC200 which it's marketing as the world's first sterile, single-use colonoscope.

Dublin, Ireland-based Allergan Pharmaceuticals settled litigation over its Delzicol prescription used to treat ulcerative colitis.