Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Metamor Institute found that extreme obesity does not preclude bariatric surgery, according to a study published Aug. 24 in Obesity. Here are five things to know: 1. Researchers headed by Vance Albaugh, MD, analyzed 1,262,454 bariatric…
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As private equity-backed groups, hospitals and ASCs all bid for the same thin pipeline of gastroenterologists, recruiting one has become one of healthcare’s longest and most expensive physician searches. Gastroenterology openings now sit unfilled for a median of 186 days,…
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corp. is facing a lawsuit from a Texas hospital employee who says she suffered severe hearing damage when a company representative’s endoscope demonstration ended in an explosion. Elizabeth Morell was on staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-Plano…
About two-thirds of gastroenterologists reported no change in overall happiness year-over-year, according to a new report from Medscape. The report, “Following Their Own Advice? Medscape Gastroenterologist Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2026,” published Aug. 21, surveyed 5,159 full-time physicians practicing…
When Vijay Bachani, MD, built New York Bariatric Group’s ASC platform, bariatrics was the business. Two years later, it isn’t. “We built our ASC platform on bariatrics. GLP-1s changed that in about two years, faster than anyone’s strategic plan accounted…
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As colorectal cancer incidence grows among younger adults and patients have more screening options than ever before, insurance coverage may not be keeping up. Adults younger than 65 account for 45% of all newly diagnosed colorectal cancer cases in the…
As GLP-1 use for weight loss becomes more common, prior treatment with the drugs is increasingly common in patients who go on to have bariatric surgery — but research has been limited on whether that prior use changes how much…
A Chicago man has been indicted on charges of impersonating physicians to obtain unauthorized prescription medications, including GLP-1 drugs, for paying customers by stealing the identities of approximately 60 physicians across 19 states, the Justice Department said in an Aug.…
Frankfort (Ky.) Regional Medical Center, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare, has opened a gastroenterology practice. Capital Gastroenterology, located in Frankfort, Ky., provides digestive health services, including colonoscopies and other preventive screenings, according to an Aug. 7 news release from Frankfort…
Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois, an independent GI group, and New York City-based Century Health, an AI data company, have entered a strategic partnership to build a real-world data ecosystem and advance GI research. With data including physician notes, pathology…