GI & Endoscopy

The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has granted the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee a $1.8 million grant to study chronic pelvic pain, according to a Wauwatosa Now report.

The Washington State Medical Association recently announced its newly elected board members.

Colonoscopy has come under attack as an unnecessarily expensive procedure and much of the public scrutiny has focused on payment to physicians. But, should physicians be paid less for the procedure?

While purchasing pre-owned endoscopes can be an affordable option for getting your doctors' hands on great technology, it is imperative to do your homework before making a purchase decision to ensure the equipment performs as intended and doesn't cost more…

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has released new consensus guidelines that link good bowel preparation to high-quality colonoscopy.

Gastroenterologist Abha Havaldar, MD, and general surgeon Kenneth Shewell, MD, have opened a new private practice facility in St. Joseph, Mo., according to a News-Press Now report.

Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., has added 23 new physicians, including two gastroenterologists, according to a Daily Voice report.

A study presented at the International Contrast Ultrasound Society annual conference suggests that tiny gas microbubbles may enhance the delivery and absorption of drug treatments in advanced pancreatic cancer patients.

Jeffrey Teckman, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University, will serve as the principal investigator of a study examining the safety and efficacy of new hepatitis C drug treatments in children.

Group Health Cooperative will become the first health plan in Wisconsin to cover Cologuard, a noninvasive stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test.