Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

‘#Guttok’: How social media is making gastroenterology more accessible

TikTok content creators are using the app to share information on gut health conditions, treatment tips and personal experiences, CNBC’s millennial-focused website Make It, reported Aug. 1.

17 gastroenterology updates

US Digestive Health’s latest network expansion and 16 more gastroenterology updates Becker’s has reported on since July 20:

Florida physician joins Gastro Health

Gastro Health has added gastroenterologist and internal medicine physician Keith Moore, MD, to its network, the company said Aug. 1. 

3 GI practice data breaches in 10 months

Here are three gastroenterology practices that have been hit with data breaches that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 10, 2021:

Olympus capital fund invests in endoscopy innovation

Olympus’ capital fund, Olympus Innovation Ventures, has participated in series A funding for Virgo Surgical Video Solutions, a company that specializes in artificial intelligence-powered endoscopy technology. 

GI parasite screening kit completes recruitment for clinical trial

Genetic Signatures, a company specializing in molecular diagnostics, has finished recruitment for its clinical trial of the 3base EasyScreen Enteric Protozoan Diagnostic Kit. 

Patients in Southeastern US face higher GI cancer mortality rates

GI cancer patients in the Southeastern United States face higher mortality rates than in other geographic regions in the U.S., suggests new research from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, published in Gastroenterology. 

Meet the leaders behind gastroenterology’s best hospitals

Forbes has released its 2022-2023 list of the best gastroenterology hospitals in the country. 

Sanford recruiting gastroenterologists to address yearlong wait for colonoscopies

Patients of Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., are experiencing wait times of up to a year for routine colonoscopies because of backlogs, Inforum reported July 26.

Dr. Gil Melmed joins Oshi Health medical advisory board

Gil Melmed, MD, has joined virtual gastrointestinal care company Oshi Health’s medical advisory board, according to a press release sent to Becker’s.