Around one-half of hepatitis C virus-infected people born between 1945 and 1965 had severe fibrosis or cirrhosis, according to a study the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention performed with Quest Diagnostics.
GI & Endoscopy
Gastroenterologist Heidi Huck, MD, has joined the medical team at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System, based in Mattoon. Ill, according to a Journal Gazette & Times-Courier report.
Here is a stock report on five publically traded GI/endoscopy companies for Feb. 24 to March 2.
Exact Sciences has stated a 3.8 percent gain, 1,018,354 shares, in short interest, according to a Wall Street Pulse report.
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD, is the chief of pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She previously served as director of the pediatric inflammatory bowel disease center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Belgium-based company CMOSIS plans to open an office in Cary, N.C. under a new subsidiary.
Four gastroenterologists discuss some of the most important moments in their career.
John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF, president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute, recently travelled to Capitol Hill to discuss some of the most pressing issues in gastroenterology, according to an AGA Washington Insider report.
The American Gastroenterological Association has partnered with the CDC in an effort to educate the public on the risks of tobacco use and its association with colorectal cancer, according to an AGA eDigest report.
The American Gastroenterological Research Foundations has received a $2.25 million gift that will fuel neuroenteric disease research opportunities.