GI & Endoscopy

Pinckneyville (Ill.) Community Hospital has added gastroenterology services at its Specialty Clinic, according to a Southern Business Journal report.

Salem (Ore.) Endoscopy Center has been open for decade, and the center plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary, according to Oregon Live report.   

EndoGastric Solutions announced findings that confirm the efficacy of its Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication procedure as a viable alternative to proton pump inhibitors for controlling symptoms of GERD.

Representatives from Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., have reported an endoscope used in colonoscopies at the hospital has not been properly disinfected over the past seven years, according to a Napa Valley Register report. 

FUJIFILM Medical Systems' endoscopy division has made four additions to its 500 Series product line. 

Last week, shares of Cologuard dropped following a U.S. Preventative Services Task Force rating announcement. But, a new study of patient preferences could affect the USPSTF's final recommendations, according to a Milwaukee Business Journal report.

Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH, is the co-chief of the division of digestive diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles. He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He served on the Medical Board…

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Oct. 12 to Oct. 16.

American Medical Association president-elect Andrew Gurman, MD, recently published an opinion piece on the In-Office Ancillary Services Exemption in The Hill.

The American College of Gastroenterology has elected its 2015 to 2016 president.