GI & Endoscopy

It's commonly known that the diet and lifestyle of an expecting mother can have a huge effect on the health of her unborn child. What's less well known, however, is the fact that babies also receive a host of probiotic…

Here are four gastroenterologists who recently made headlines.

Gastroenterologist Tara Talwar, MD, has become a part of the St. Anthony's Physician Organization in St. Louis.

President Barack Obama's $4.1 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2017 includes a number of elements that could affect gastroenterology, including a possible change to Medicare colonoscopy reimbursement, according to a report from the American Gastroenterological Association.

Firas H. Al-Kawas, MD, is the director of endoscopy at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., and a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. He previously served as chief of endoscopy at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,…

The FDA's Arthritis Drugs Advisory Committee is backing a medication, which, if approved, would be the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody in the United States, according to a Medscape report.

The Society for Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates has released a number of resources for infection prevention in the GI setting.

EndoChoice has launched its Lumos Adaptive Matrix Imaging System.

Michael Kochman, MD, and Joel Brill, MD, leaders with the America Gastroenterological Association Center for GI Innovation and Technology, recently met with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to discuss the Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act.

The payment landscape for gastroenterology is changing. Here are four recent updates on reimbursement for gastroenterologists to know.