GI & Endoscopy

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.

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.

Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital and Raleigh, N.C.-based Rome Foundation have developed the Rome IV criteria, a new set of guidelines to help physicians better treat and diagnose gastrointestinal disorders in children, Medical Xpress reports.

Nadim G. Haddad, MD, is the chief of the gastroenterology division at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington D.C.