GI & Endoscopy

John Leung, MD, is the director of the Food Allergy Center at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He also serves as co-director of the Food Allergy Center at Floating Hospital for Children in Boston.

Boston-based Brigham & Women's Hospital researchers found small bowel resection accounted for the highest complication rate among emergency general surgeries, according to Medscape Multispecialty.

The Illinois Gastroenterology Group in Elgin found a way to save money in the new MACRA reform era, according to MedPage Today.

A Journal of Gastroenterology and Hematology study found chronic kidney disease negatively impacts digestive function, according to Renal & Urology News.

Edgar Achkar, MD, is a member of the gastroenterology and hematology department at Cleveland Clinic. He previously served as president of the American College of Gastroenterology.

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

The American Gastroenterological Association's Gastroenterology is the highest-ranked journal in terms of impact in the gastroenterology and hepatology category, according to Thomson Reuters' Impact Factor rankings for 2015.

A study, published in the Journal of Hepatology, found once hepatitis C infection has healed, portal vein hypertension also heals, according to Medical Xpress.

Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc, is vice chief of gastroenterology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in La Jolla. He is also director of the Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Research Center at the university.

Cantel Medical stock saw a drop in short interest, according to The Post.