GI & Endoscopy

Cape Regional Health System plans to open a new endoscopy center in Cape May Court House, N.J., according to a Shore News Today report.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has joined the many organizations pushing for increased public education during Colon Cancer Awareness month.

Marc A. Fiorillo, MD, joined Advanced Gastroenterology of Bergen County in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., which he joined in 2008. He is a past president of the New Jersey Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Society, and is a member of the American College…

Results from a new study in Gut may pave the way for cell-based treatment of Crohn's disease.

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

The American Medical Association announced the new Category I CPT code 432XX1, which will cover esophagogastric fundoplasty trans-orifice approach procedures.

The FDA has approved the REZA BAND from Somna Therapeutics, according to a BizTimes report.

M. Brian Fennerty, MD, is a professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology at Oregon Health & Science University Healthcare in Portland. He is past president of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is also a past member…

Exact Sciences and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals have entered into an agreement to co-promote Exact Sciences' Cologuard.

Approximately two-thirds of the world's population and 30 percent to 40 percent of the U.S. population are infected with Helicobacter pylori bacteria. The World Health Organization classifies H. pylori as a Class-1 carcinogen. While a number of procedures to identify…