GI & Endoscopy

Here are starting salaries for 28 specialties from the MGMA 2015 Physician Placement Starting Salary Report.

The Food and Drug Administration granted three gastroenterology device clearances in April.

EndoGastric Solutions will present new data on the company's Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease at the Digestive Disease Week 2016 Annual Meeting, from May 21 to 24, in San Diego.

A study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found L. reuteri Protectis, a probiotic of BioGaia, reduced both frequency and severity of abdominal pain in children, compared to a placebo.

Study data presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting in Baltimore found approximately one in five esophagectomy patients have an unplanned rehospitalization and risk factors associated with readmission include longer operations, postoperative ICU admission and blood transfusion…

Naga Chalasani, MBBS, is a gastroenterologist and chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He is also the director of the Indiana University Health Physicians Digestive and Liver Disorders service line.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy acknowledged the American Gastroenterological Association's new microbiome initiatives.

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of May 9 to May 13, 2016.

Exact Sciences reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2016.

PENTAX Medical launched the OPTIVISTA EPK-i7010 Video Processor in the European, Middle Eastern and African markets.