GI & Endoscopy

David Johnson, MD, chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, discussed diverticulosis and diverticulitis and debunked four associated myths in a recent Medscape report.

Accountable care organizations have been met with mixed reviews, but regardless of perception alternative patient care and payment models are gaining traction. Is gastroenterologist participation in ACOs on the rise?

Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital opened its Center for Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery in March, according to a Montgomery Media report.

Here are seven proposed quality indicators for endoscopic ultrasonography, according to an article published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Recalcitrant C. difficile infections are a large concern in healthcare. When faced with the failure of conventional treatments many physicians are turning to fecal microbiota transplantation.

Five gastroenterologists discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities in GI field expansion.

During the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopy Surgeons 2014 meeting, Medigus presented a study on its MUSE system.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has named Girish Mishra, MD, as chairman of its publications committee, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, researchers set out to determine the prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis in the United States.

A significant proportion of the United States population, 20 percent, experiences reflux symptoms at least weekly, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse Digestive Disease Statistics for the United States report. Here are four statistics on the care and…