GI & Endoscopy

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the best hospital for gastroenterology and GI surgery in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report.

Becker's connected with Mel Ona, MD, chair and medical director of gastroenterology at Pali Momi Medical Center in Aiea, Hawaii,  to find out what recent decision has paid off the most at his ASC. 

Here's a state-by-state breakdown of 15 new gastroenterology centers Becker's has reported on since Jan. 1. 

Molecular genetics diagnostic company Mainz (Germany) Biomed has submitted an application for breakthrough device designation from the FDA for a colorectal cancer screening test. 

Virginia-based Sovah Health announced July 3 that gastroenterologist Kimberly Beavers, MD, will be joining its medical staff, according to WSET News. 

In wake of lowering recommended age for colonoscopies from 50 to 45, increased demand for colonoscopies and rising rates of colon cancer among people younger than 55, colonoscopies have become hot topic in healthcare — regardless of care setting.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has completed a five-story medical office building dedicated to digestive health, according to a July 9 report from the Argus Leader.

Healthcare billionaire Timothy Springer, PhD, a founding investor in Moderna and a professor of biochemistry at Boston-based Harvard Medical School, is about to see nine-digit growth of his net worth thanks to a new acquisition from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. 

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly plans to acquire Morphic, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in treating gastroenterology patients, for $3.2 billion. 

Medtech company Insign Medical Technology and artificial intelligence company AAEON have partnered to develop an AI-assisted endoscopy system.