GI & Endoscopy

Kim Jurell, MD, is a gastroenterologist with Cincinnati's Ohio Gastroenterology & Liver Institute.

Breaking news, CMS measures and Donald Trump's gastroenterologist Harold Bornstein, MD, captured the attention of Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology/endoscopy readers in 2016.

Here are three gastroenterologists in the news this past week.

Glenn Littenberg, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Pasadena, Calif.-based Gastroenterology Associates.

Daniel Chan, MD, a gastroenterologist at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, led a research team that developed an electronic nose which tests the breath of patients with Barrett's esophagus for organic compounds, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reports.

Nicholas Weber, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health.

MedGadget named Saratoga, Calif.-based CapsoVision's CapsoCam and Tirat Carmel, Israel based-Motus GI's Pure-Vu two of the best medical technologies of 2016, according to a report.

A study published in Gastroenterology claims Rifaximin is a safe and effective treatment for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.

Here are four updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

A team of Korea-based Seoul National University and Kangwon National University scientists developed an artificial liver based on the pig liver for use in human transplants, the Korea Business Wire reports.