GI & Endoscopy

Nanticoke Physician Network, based in Seaford, Del., has added Khaled F. Elraie, MD, FACG, to its team, according to a CapeGazette report.

Here are 50 statistics on physician median starting salary and average salary at years of practice for gastroenterology and 24 other specialties, according to The Online Database of Graduating Physicians 2013-2014 Physician Salary Survey.

The FDA approved the Maestro Rechargeable System, a pacemaker-like device, for certain obese adults.

On Jan. 16, the FDA released a new draft guidance document on cross contamination in flexible GI endoscopes. Here are four things to know about the guidance.

Colorectal cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer mortality in the United States, can take the form of several different subtypes. A recent study published in the journal Gastroenterology examines five different tumor types and associated mortality rates. Here…

Here are five gastroenterologists who were featured in the news this week.

Here are four recent articles on hepatitis C diagnoses and treatments:

Though there is some discussion of another delay, ICD-10 implementation remains on track for Oct. 1, 2015. Will gastroenterologists be prepared to switch to the new code set?

Gilead Sciences' hepatitis C drug Sovaldi has been surrounded by controversy due to its high price tag, but lower cost versions of the drug may be appearing in India. The country's patent office rejected Gilead Sciences' key patent claim, according…

Medigus, an endosurgical medical device company, has extended its 2013 exclusive distribution agreement with Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.