GI & Endoscopy

Netherlands-based University Medical Center Utrecht researchers found patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease only need a colonoscopy once every five years, Bel Marra Health reports.

Christopher E. Forsmark, MD, is chief of the gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition division at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He previously served as president of the American Pancreatic Association and Florida Gastroenterologic Society.

The American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. are offering three new research grants to fund work on inflammatory bowel disease projects.

The net revenue per case for gastroenterology and endoscopy procedures at U.S. ambulatory surgery centers is $788, according to VMG's latest Intellimaker ASC study.

William E. Whitehead, PhD, and several other Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers, updated the diagnostic criteria used for functional gastrointestinal disorders published in the Rome Foundation’s Rome IV, Science Daily reports.

John I. Allen, MD, is chief of the gastroenterology and hepatology department at Yale Medical group in New Haven, Conn. He also serves as president of the American Gastroenterological Association.

Here are five recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

Zacks gave Boston Scientific stock a short term rating of "buy," according to a Trade Calls report.

Orlando (Fla.) Gastroenterology added Sridhar Goli, MD, to its physician team.

A recent CDC study found while the U.S. healthcare system has the capacity to reach the CDC's goal of screening 80 percent of adults by 2018 for colorectal cancer, the system is lagging.