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Healthcare is gravitating toward value-based care and payment. How can gastroenterologists prepare for such a monumental shift in the way healthcare is delivered?
Physician members of the American Gastroenterological Association will travel to Capitol Hill to advocate for the gastroenterology field.
A recent study compared the novel drug agent larazotide acetate to a placebo for the treatment of celiac disease symptoms, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors — antidepressants — may increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, according to an MPR report.
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Intuitive Surgical hosted 88 colorectal surgery residents at its fourth annual Colorectal Fellowship Training Program, according to an EndoNurse report.
The FDA has granted tentative approval for UCERIS, a rectal foam for remission induction in mild to moderate distal ulcerative colitis.
Presence St. Mary's Foundation Board of Trustees has named gastroenterologist Thomas L. O'Connor, MD, 2014 Physician of the Year at St. Mary's Hospital in Peotone, Ill., according to a report by The Daily Journal.
Here are six gastroenterologists who made the news in the past week.
The FDA has approved the oral treatment for opioid-induced constipation naloxegol (Movantik), according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.