GI & Endoscopy

Lijun Xia, MD, PhD, a scientist and researcher at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City, discovered that certain sugars produced by the body play an important role in the development of colitis and, ultimately, colon cancer. This new…

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found ozanimod, a novel drug molecule, is moderately effective in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

William J. Sandborn, MD, is a gastroenterologist and chief of the division of gastroenterology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

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

A gastroenterologists' yearly salary ranges from an average of $90,720 to $590,000, according to a Salary Voice report.

Seres Therapeutics entered into two separate research collaborations with academic groups to support its development of potential microbiome therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease.

A study from Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Carnegie Hill Endoscopy in New York City examined the last months of using a traditional forward viewing colonoscope to the first months of using the EndoChoice's second generation Fuse colonoscope.

According to draft guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there isn't enough evidence yet to say whether widespread screening for celiac disease makes sense, as reported by Reuters.

Sven Hida, MD, a gastroenterologist who recently joined Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, performed the hospital's first peroralendoscopic myotomy procedure, according to HealthCanal.

A study published in JAMA found simple remedies such as diluted apple juice may be more effective than an electrolyte solution for treating mild pediatric gastroenteritis.