Here are five recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.
GI & Endoscopy
Olympus launched its Olympus Knowledge Exchange system, a next generation software platform allowing facilities to better document centralized endoscope reprocessing.
The American Gastroenterological Association named Timothy Wang, MD, its 111th president.
Madison, Wis.-based Exact Sciences and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield partnered to provide Cologuard in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin.
A Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology study found providing patients with an educational booklet before their colonoscopy improved bowel preparation.
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Andrew J. Muir, MD, is the chief of the gastroenterology division at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. He is also a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of May 23 to May 27, 2016.
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis.
St. Louis-based EndoStim presented positive results on four studies examining GERD and patient registry at Digestive Disease Week 2016.
A United European Gastroenterology report, titled "Pediatric Digestive Health Across Europe," highlights the negative state of digestive health in European children.