GI & Endoscopy

Here are four new GI-driven centers and partnerships that were opened or announced in 2015.

Dignity Health Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., has opened a $2.1 million endoscopy ultrasound suite, according to a Santa Cruz Sentinel report.

New treatments for hepatitis C have been found to be effective, but expensive. A new report has found that these new drugs account for a 13.1 percent increase in U.S. prescription drug spending in 2014, according to a Medscape report.

The American Gastroenterological Association has extended the deadline for the AGA-GRG Young Investigator Award to March 23.

Christopher Forsmark, MD, is a professor of medicine and chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is a past president of the American Pancreatic Association and the Florida Gastroenterologic Society.…

Mauna Kea Technologies announced the continued adoption and expanded use of the Cellvizio technology platform in Japan.

Here is a stock report on five publicly traded GI/endoscopy companies for March 10 to March 16.

Here are seven news updates for gastroenterologists to know for March 16, 2015.

The FDA's Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee will meet May 14 to 15 to discuss the transmission of "superbug" infections, according to a Reuters report.

Norgine and Arc Medical Design have partnered to distribute the ENDOCUFF VISION device.