GI & Endoscopy

Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind., added a new gastroenterologist who brought with him the training to perform endoscopic ultrasounds.

A team of researchers, led by the University of Adelaide in Australia, has found the mechanism of pain relief from the drug Linaclotide, used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins gastroenterologist and Crohn's disease researcher Steven Brant, MD, has been awarded nearly $250,000 toward genomic sequencing and gene analysis for his laboratory, according to an EndoNurse report.

Raleigh (N.C.) Endoscopy Center's Murtaza Parekh, MD, received recognition from the American College of Gastroenterology at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the EndoChoice Fuse Gastroscope.

Monetary incentives for patients to get screened for colon cancer may increase participation, but only by small margins, according to a Medscape report.

The Colon Cancer Prevention Project is the largest nonprofit organization focused on colon cancer education and prevention in the state of Kentucky.

LewisGale Hospital-Pulaski (Va.) added two new physicians to its staff, including Chris Downing, MD.

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals and Pernix Therapeutics have come to an agreement to distribute Omeclamox-Pak in the United States.

6 ways to drive GI profits in ambulatory surgery centers.