Paul J. Lebovitz, MD, is a gastroenterologist with Allegheny (Pa.) Health Network. He serves as vice chair of the department of medicine for Allegheny Health Network and also works as an associate professor at Drexel University College of Medicine in…
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Twenty-five patients of 293 who were potentially exposed to hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV at Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., are planning to sue the hospital, according to a WWLP report.
A patient who has at least one flat adenoma has a higher chance of having multiple lesions with more advanced changes, according to a study published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
The FDA has approved Epigenomics' Epi proColon, making it the first and only FDA-approved blood-based colorectal cancer screening test.
A study published in the journal Science found infection with parasitic worms can reduce intestinal inflammatory responses associated with inflammatory bowel disease by promoting changes in the gut microbiome.
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John Dumot, DO, division chief of gastroenterology at UH Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, published a report in Gastroenterology and Hepatology on the possible benefits of cryotherapy on Barrett's esophagus, as reported by Pharmacy Times.
John F. Kuemmerle, MD, is a gastroenterologist and chair for the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond. He previously served as the division of gastroenterology's medical director of the GI clinic and…
Elaine Barfield, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, as well as an assistant professor of pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. She is also the associate program director…
A study, published in the Journal of Hepatology, shows an unexpectedly high rate and pattern of tumor recurrence coinciding with hepatitis C virus clearance in patients who had already developed hepatocellular carcinoma.
Boston Medical Center named Jason F. Hall, MD, chief of colon and rectal surgery and co-director of its Dempsey Center for Digestive Disorders, according to a Wicked Local Lincoln report.