Baton Rouge General, in Louisiana, entered into an agreement with Gastroenterology Associates for the group to provide GI services at the hospital, The Advocate reports.
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Donald Trump's gastroenterologist Harold Bornstein, MD, recently released a four-paragraph letter, stating, "If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency," according to CNN.
New York City-based Yorkville Endoscopy, the surgery center that came under fire in 2014 after comedian Joan Rivers died, is suing The Hartford Financial Services Group for not covering $200,000 in legal bills related to the star's botched surgery, according…
Patient-oriented websites on colorectal cancer screening vary in accuracy, quality and readability, according to a recent study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The researchers analyzed 20 websites, which were selected based on Google rank.
Although the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all people between the ages of 50 and 75, a 2013 CDC report notes that one in three adults are not getting tested. The main reason that these…
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The Orlando-based Florida Hospital Center for Interventional Endoscopy now uses CellvizioSystem, an endomicroscopy diagnostic device.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement identified three things ASCs can implement to improve safety and increase patient satisfaction, according to a story on MedPage Today.
Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD, has received a $9.7 million five-year renewal grant from the NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to continue studying the cause of Crohn’s disease. Dr. Cominelli is the director of the Digestive…
At Digestive Disease Week 2016, several researchers presented on fecal immunochemical testing and how it is becoming the "go to" screening test for colorectal cancer, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reports.
Here are four updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.