Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
  • New AGA guidance for ulcerative colitis treatment: 8 things to know

    The American Gastroenterological Association has updated guidance for the treatment of ulcerative colitis to recommend using higher efficacy drugs in earlier stages of treatment, Medscape Medical News reported Nov. 25. 
  • Crohn's, ulcerative colitis linked to pesticide exposure: 5 things to know

    A study published Nov. 14 in Gastroenterology has found a link between inflammatory bowel disease risk and pesticides, along with other environmental pollutants.
  • Family of patient who died after colon cancer surgery sues Connecticut medical center

    The family of a patient who survived colon cancer surgery in 2021 but died eight days after a follow-up procedure in 2022 is suing the surgeon and Bridgeport, Conn.-based St. Vincent's Medical Center, among other entities, alleging medical negligence caused her death, CT Post reported Aug. 21. 
  • The cost disparity of colonoscopies at ASCs vs. hospitals

    Hospital-based colonoscopy facility fees are more than 50% higher than the same service in a physician's office, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open in 2023.
  • Olympus, NTT launch world's first cloud endoscopy system

    Olympus and NTT have jointly developed the world's first cloud-based endoscopy system that processes endoscopic videos on the cloud, according to a Nov. 19 news release.
  • Rockford Gastroenterology notifies 147,253 patients of data breach

    Rockford (Ill.) Gastroenterology Associates filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on Oct. 30 after becoming aware of a 2023 cyberattack. 
  • 2 diagnostic companies team up to expand virtual colonoscopies

    Global diagnostics company Bracco Diagnostics has partnered with virtual colonoscopy company ColoWatch to deliver new solutions for imaging facilities to expand the availability of colorectal cancer screenings using virtual colonoscopy. 
  • Dr. Sita Chokhavatia named to ACG board of governors

    Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System gastroenterologist Sita Chokhavatia, MD, has been elected to the American College of Gastroenterology board of governors, according to a Nov. 20 report from TapIntoRidgewood. 
  • West Virginia gastroenterologist found guilty of tax fraud, faces up to 204 years in prison

    A gastroenterologist in Wheeling, W.Va., has been found guilty of failing to pay nearly $2.5 million in payroll taxes, according to a Nov. 20 report from NBC affiliate WTOV. 
  • AGA issues new GI disease guidelines

    The American Gastroenterological Association has released updated guidelines for treating moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. 
  • The gastroenterologist shortage grows more dire 

    The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 1,630 gastroenterologists by 2025, according to a 2024 white paper from Medicus.
  • Gastro Health physician under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct

    Cincinnati-based gastroenterologist David Wenzke, MD, an employee at Columbus, Ohio-based Gastro Health, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by the State Medical Board of Ohio for alleged sexual misconduct, according to a Nov. 18 report from NBC affiliate WLWT.
  • U of Alabama at Birmingham receives $120K for CRC screenings

    Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's division of gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology and hepatology were awarded a $120,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health's Cancer Prevention and Control Division for the third consecutive year.
  • 5 legislative updates for GIs to watch

    Here are five recent legislative and administrative updates in gastroenterology:
  • Patients with positive testing delay colonoscopy: Study

    A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive diagnosis. 
  • 8 GI studies changing the industry

    From studies on endoscopy to IBD, the gastroenterology industry has seen several major changes over the past year. 
  • Safety ratings at the 10 best hospitals for GI care and surgery

    In July, U.S. News & World Reportnamed Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic the top hospital in the U.S. for gastroenterology care and surgery in 2024. 
  • Gastro Health taps CEO

    Management services organization Gastro Health has added Alan Oliver as its new CEO. 
  • Avera opens new GI clinic

    Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Gastroenterology will hold a ribbon-cutting for a new clinic on Nov. 20, according to a Nov. 14 report from the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan.
  • Retired head of gastroenterology dies at 82

    William Lipshutz, a Philadelphia gastroenterologist and former chief of gastroenterology at Pennsylvania Hospital, died Nov. 4 at 82, according to a Nov. 14 obituary published by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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