GI & Endoscopy

Here is a stock report on five publicly traded GI/endoscopy companies for Feb. 13 to Feb. 20.   

The patient and physician population is aging. Demand is growing as many in the medical field prepare for retirement. What will happen if a significant physician shortage comes to pass? Four gastroenterologists share their thoughts on how such a shortage…

Duodenoscopes, used during ERCP, have been associated with a number of infections, most recently an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae at UCLA Ronald Regan Medical Center. The FDA has now released a safety communication focused on duodenoscopes.

The site to vote in the 2015 AGA Institute Council elections is now open, according to an AGA eDigest report.

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has named four members to the State Institutions of Higher Learning board of trustees, according to a report by The Clarion-Ledger.

Sheila E. Crowe, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist, clinical professor of medicine and director of research in the gastroenterology division at UC San Diego School of Medicine. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, American…

Gotham Medical Associates, a New York gastroenterology practice, has selected PriorityOne as its IT implementation and management provider.

Boston Scientific has recently received expanded FDA clearance for one of its products and released another.

Five patients of UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles have been infected with carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae and an additional two patients have died from CRE infection, according to an LA Times report.

Robynne Chutkan, MD, is the founder of the Digestive Center for Women in Chevy Chase, Md. She is a past governing board member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and former chair of the AGSE Training Committee and Public…