GI & Endoscopy

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Medicare reimbursement for colonoscopy could be cut significantly in 2016, but the three sister GI societies are not sitting idly buy. Leaders from the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy weigh in on…

Jacques Van Dam, MD, PhD, is a professor of medicine and director of clinical gastroenterology at Keck School Medicine-University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He previously served as president of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Bockus International…

A new smartphone app can accurately analyze an infant's stool to screen for biliary atresia, according to a Futurity report.

Biologics are frequently prescribed for many gastrointestinal conditions. Biosimilars are copies, though not exact copies, of an original product.

The National Institutes of Health has granted researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle a $4 million grant to study serrated colorectal cancer, an aggressive CRC subtype.

William J. Tremaine, MD, is a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He serves as chair of the Clinical Research Grants Committee, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. In 2011, he was the chair of the evaluation…

Lawrence Hoberman, MD, has developed a child-friendly version of his EndoMune Advanced Probiotic supplements, according to a My San Antonio report.

CMS has proposed payment cuts for lower GI/endoscopy procedures, including colonoscopy, for 2016. The GI societies have vocally expressed intent to fight these reimbursement cuts.  

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening, as well as a necessary tool for several other GI conditions, but patients often associate the procedure with discomfort.