GI & Endoscopy

Mark Pimentel, MD, and a team of researchers uncovered evidence to suggest a blood test can diagnose irritable bowel syndrome.

The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center elected Ram Chuttani, MD, to its trustee advisory board, according to a Wicked Local report.

The American College of Gastroenterology launched a new online peer-reviewed, open-access journal for gastroenterology fellows, clinicians and more, titled the ACG Case Reports Journal.

A team of researchers looked at the national clinical and economic burden of gastrointestinal emergency department visits in the U.S. and found GI illnesses make up a substantial burden, according to a Medscape report.

As of 2012, 36 percent of physicians said they would no longer accept Medicaid patients, according to a Jackson Healthcare report.

A new study shows the effectiveness and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation for treating Clostridium difficle, according to a Medscape report.

Gastroenterology Associates of Beverly Hills (Calif.) has launched its SmartPill, a capsule that travels through the gastrointestinal tract while wirelessly transmitting data.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease often have inadequate access to healthcare, according to a recent study by David Rubin, MD, of the University of Chicago Medicine.

Olympus Medical Systems is preparing to launch its EU-ME2 endoscopic ultrasound center for endoscopic monitoring of the digestive tract in November.

Woodbury, N.J.-based South Jersey Endoscopy Center announced it now offers the HET System, a non-surgical technology to treat symptomatic hemorrhoids.