GI & Endoscopy

Colon cancer screening is effective in finding precancerous polyps and reducing the incidence of colon cancer in the Unites States. The USPSTF recommendations for colon screening include stool testing for occult blood (hemoccult or fecal immunochemical testing), sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy.1…

Christine A. Carter-Kent, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She is a member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the…

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

Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon, N.H., elected Timothy Scherer, MD, to its board of trustees, according to a Valley News report.

Chin Hur, MD, is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of GI health outcomes research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, both located in Boston. He has received numerous awards from the National Institutes of Health…

Torax Medical's FENIX continence restoration system has received FDA clearance, according to a Medgadget report.

GI Logic has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the AbStats System.

Darrell M. Gray II, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition and director of community engagement and equity in digestive health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He…

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Dec. 14 to Dec. 18.

Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System added gastroenterologist Howard Hack, MD, to its physician team, according to a Prairie Business report.