A capital investment firm is attempting to buy 1.5 million shares of AbbVie common stock at $88.05 per share in a mini-tender offer. 

Here are the five most-read Becker's ASC Review articles for gastroenterologists the week of June 8-12:

Fight Colorectal Cancer is holding a virtual symposium June 11 to discuss the rising incidence rate of early-onset colorectal cancer. 

The World Gastroenterology Organization and the Biocodex Microbiota Institute entered into a partnership to raise awareness of gut microbiota.

Oral surgeons took the biggest financial hit from COVID-19, followed by gastroenterologists, according to Fair Health's 2020 "Healthcare Professionals and the Impact of COVID-19" report, a comparative study of revenue and utilization.

Here are eight updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week: 

AbbVie and MBC BioLabs named Bacchus Therapeutics and PTM Therapeutics recipients of the 2020 AbbVie Golden Ticket.

Steroid-sparing therapies can help children and young adults prevent complications of Crohn's disease, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

A handful of deals have transpired in the gastroenterology space since the beginning of May.

Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved its application for a transitional pass-through (TPT) payment category to describe single-use endoscopes, including the EXALT™ Model D Single-Use Duodenoscope, under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS). 

The American Gastroenterological Association issued a guideline June 9 on probiotics use in gastroenterology, recommending against the use of such treatments at this time. 

Colorectal surgeon Samuel Luka, MD, is using the THD Doppler Hemorrhoid System at Las Vegas-based Durango Outpatient Surgery Center to accelerate patients' recovery, according to a June 5 announcement.

CRH Medical completed a pair of deals to expand its anesthesiology practice portfolio.

The National Institutes of Health granted Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina more than $16.5 million to open two digestive disease research centers, Medical Life Sciences News reports.

Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology opened an endoscopy center in Lakeway-Bee Cave, Texas, June 5, Community Impact reports.

Private equity investment skyrocketed in gastroenterology in 2019, and although it's expected COVID-19 will hamper activity temporarily going forward, here's where each platform stands at the midpoint of 2020:

The Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation extended the nomination period for its annual Sherman Prize until July 17. 

Two gastroenterologists affiliated with Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Health two gastroenterologists began offering gastroenterology care in Manitowoc, Wis., according to the Herald Times Reporter.

Private equity-backed Gastro Health had to temporarily close several of its affiliated centers in response to COVID-19. 

Gastroenterologist Rob Brandenburg, DO, joined Gallipolis, Ohio-based Holzer Health System, according to a May 28 announcement.