Here are 11 studies, developments and legislative moves that changed the colonoscopy landscape in 2024:
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Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Physician Group Cardiology, part of Vitruvian Health, has added Sonny Achtchi, DO, to its staff.
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has earned a certificate of need for a $25 million multispecialty outpatient surgical center at its eye institute, according to a Dec. 12 report from the Triad Business Journal.
Medtronic has partnered with the University of Miami Health System to perform the first-ever patient procedure ingestion using the PillCam Genius SB capsule endoscopy kit.
The Helmsley Charitable Trust issued a $3,035,566 grant to three researchers to explore the effects of GLP-1s, including Ozempic and Wegovy, on patients with Crohn’s disease.
Schaumbaug, Ill.-based Chicago Cardiology Institute experienced a data privacy event, according to a Dec. 13 news release from the institute.
Here are three updates on Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners in 2024 as reported by Becker's:
A Mattituck, N.Y.-based physician has pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary brain scans.
A physician in Jenkintown, Pa., has been charged with illegally prescribing Suboxone, a medication commonly used to treat opioid dependence.
A medical office building in Burbank, Calif., has sold for $16 million, according to a Dec. 12 report from LA Business First.