GI & Endoscopy

Patients with serrated polyposis syndrome have an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to study published in Gut.

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

James Steven Blake, DO, has donated $100,000 to his former high school and a nearby community college, according to a report from The Clarksdale Press Register.

Robert Wyllie, MD, is chief of medical operations at Cleveland Clinic, a role he has held since 2011.He also serves as Vice Chair of the Cleveland Clinic's Office of Professional Staff Affairs. He previously served as chief of Cleveland Clinic…

Analyst Ratings Network.com reported that Boston Scientific has received a consensus rating of "buy" from 24 research firms, according to WKRB News & Analysis.

The payment landscape for physicians is dramatically changing. Here are eight updates on compensation and reimbursement in the gastroenterology field.

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.