GI & Endoscopy

A new study, published in Managed Care, shows there may be substantial payer cost savings associated with radiofrequency energy treatment of GERD patients, such as Stretta therapy, as compared to treatment with medical management or fundoplication.  

A Gastrointestinal Endoscopy study found patients face an increased risk of infection from exposure to a contaminated scope if they had a stent placed in the bile duct using a tainted scope, had a history of bile duct cancer or…

An endoscopist's knowledge of a positive Cologuard test improved colonoscopy performance, according to a Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic poster presentation at the 2016 Digestive Disease Week in San Diego.

The American Gastroenterological Association awarded Anna S. Lok, MD, the 2016 William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology for her contributions in liver diseases and gastroenterology, according to UMHS News.

Chung Owyang, MD, is a gastroenterologist at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.

Here are three gastroenterologists who recently made headlines.

Apollo Endosurgery launched the ORBERA Coach platform, a telehealth program.

Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Compulink Business Systems will unveil Gastroenterology Advantage at Digestive Disease Week 2016 in San Diego from May 21 to May 24.

Here are seven GI device companies that will showcase at Digestive Disease Week 2016 from May 21 to May 24 in San Diego.

Arun Swaminath, MD, is a gastroenterologist and director of the inflammatory bowel disease program at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He also serves as an assistant professor at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in Hempstead, N.Y.