GI & Endoscopy

CVS Caremark and Express Scripts have released lists of medications that will be excluded from insurance coverage next year, according to an American Gastroenterological Association report.  

David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD, is chief of the gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition division at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also the Giant Eagle Foundation professor of cancer genetics; a professor of medicine, cell biology, physiology and human genetics;…

IMS Health has released data on the top-selling as well as most-prescribed drugs in the United States in June, according to a Medscape report.

Highlands Medical Group in Sebring, Fla., has added a new gastroenterologist, according to a Highlands Today report.

The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians has granted Digestive Healthcare Center, based in Hillsborough, N.J., an award for bundled colonoscopy program, according to a Hillsborough Patch report.

A new endoscopy center has opened in Cape May Court House, N.J., according to a Cape May County Herald report.

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Aug. 10 to Aug. 14.

Check-Cap, a capsule endoscopy developer, has named William Densel as CEO and director.

There are approximately 15,575 gastroenterologists in the United States, according to Jackson & Coker.  

A new study in BMC Medicine has examined the association between sex and medico-legal action.