GI & Endoscopy

Cernostics announced that it has partnered with the Academic Medical Center in the Netherlands, which will allow the cancer diagnostics company access to one of the largest Barrett's esophagus patient registries.

Colon cancer mortality rates have been steadily decreasing for years, but 7.2 to 9 percent of cases are interval colorectal cancer, cases which occur 6 to 36 months after a colonoscopy screening.

Cape Regional Physicians Associates Gastroenterology Practice recently opened its new practice location in the Cape Regional Medical Commons in Cape May Court House, N.J., according to a Cape May County Herald.com report.

Intercoastal Medical Group, based in Florida, has added board-certified gastroenterologist Ramon Colina, MD, according to a Bradenton Herald report.

In a recent study published in Cancer Prevention Research, researchers identified a serum glycan that has the potential to serve a diagnostic tool that would differentiate between patients with gastric cancer and patients with non-atrophic gastritis.  

In a recent study published in the journal Gastroenterology researchers examine the role diet plays in reducing the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

Here are 14 quality indicators for colonoscopy as recommended by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy/American College of Gastroenterology Taskforce on Quality in Endoscopy.

Clostridium difficile infections have been a large health and quality concern this year. Here are nine things to know about the diagnosis of C. diff infections, according to Medscape's Diagnosis of Clostridium Difficile Infection report.  

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy announced its new course offerings for 2014.

Here are the 10 most-read stories published on the Becker's ASC Review GI/Endoscopy channel this year.