GI & Endoscopy

Atilla Ertan, MD, is a professor of medicine in the gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition division at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He is also the medical director of the Digestive Disease Center and Gastroenterology Center of…

Drug-induced acute liver failure is uncommon, and over-the-counter medications and dietary and herbal supplements, not prescription drugs, are its most common causes, according to a new study published in the current issue of Gastroenterology.

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston has become the first hospital in the United States to acquire the SpyGlass Digital System to perform endoscopic procedures.

The American Gastroenterological Association has named its inaugural class of the Future Leaders Program.

Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York has named gastroenterologist Ira Jacobson, MD, chairman of the department of medicine.

The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates has joined the several other professional physician and infection prevention organizations and released a statement on infection transmission through ERCP duodenoscopes, according to an EndoNurse report.

Here are four gastroenterology and endoscopy devices that received FDA 510(k) clearance in February.

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

Hashem El-Serag, MD, MPH, is a professor of medicine and chief of the gastroenterology and hepatology section at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He holds a number of leadership positions, including the GI section chief at Michael E. DeBakey…

NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, N.Y., joined the nationwide "80% by 2018" program, according to a report by The Journal News.