GI & Endoscopy

There could be an association between the use of proton pump inhibitors and dementia in the elderly, according to a recent German study.

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

Avantis Medical Systems has begun the 510(k) process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Third Eye Panoramic device.

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has issued new guidelines supporting the performance of postoperative colonoscopy after cancer resection.

Louisiana Heart Medical Group, based in Lacombe, has added gastroenterologist Dasarathy Srinivas, MD, to its team, according to a report by The Times-Picayune.

Kyle Eliason, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing with Sanford Health in Bismarck, N.D. He is board-certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology. His areas of expertise include Barrett's esophagus, biliary disease, celiac disease, cirrhosis of the liver and liver disorders,…

Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, N.Y., added gastroenterologist Sebastian Mazzotta, MD, to its physician team, according to a North Country Now report.

Allegheny Health Network, based in Pittsburgh, has partnered with the stool bank OpenBiome in Cambridge, Mass., according to a Trib Live report.

Catherine Frenette, MD, is the medical director of liver transplantation at La Jolla, Calif.-based Scripps Health. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology, internal medicine and transplant hepatology.

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Feb. 8 to Feb. 12, 2016.