Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai investigators identified molecular mechanisms linked to inflammation and scarring in alcohol-associated liver disease, according to two recent preclinical studies.

UT Health San Antonio physicians are using an AI-powered detection system during colonoscopies to help identify precancerous polyps in real time. The computer-aided detection system, known as CADe, is ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has named Richard Peek Jr., MD, co-leader of its Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Program alongside Kristen Ciombor, MD. Dr. Peek is professor of ...

Florida has the highest hourly mean wage for ophthalmologists in the U.S., while Minnesota has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when adjusted for cost of living, according to new data ...

While GLP-1s continue to dominate the conversation around weight loss and management, bariatric surgery still maintains a strong presence in the gastroenterology space. Becker’s has reported on at ...

Healthcare costs have hit record highs over the last decade, driven largely by the expansion of large, vertically integrated health systems and the increasing cost of hospital operations. In an April ...

Two CMS policy changes — a 2.5% efficiency adjustment to work RVUs for non-time-based services and a revision to the practice expense methodology — will cut payments to gastroenterologists for ASC and ...

The American College of Surgeons is urging lawmakers to address instability in Medicare physician payment as the House Energy and Commerce Committee met May 20 to examine physician payment reform. The ...

Outpatient care is becoming the norm across specialties as patient preferences, CMS coverage and the demand for cost-savings drive a shift away from inpatient care models. From standalone ASCs to ...

Tulsa-based Oklahoma Heart Institute became the first facility in the U.S. to use the Supira percutaneous left ventricular assist device as part of the SUPPORT II research trial. The SUPPORT II trial ...

GI Partners of Illinois, the largest independent physician-led gastroenterology group in the state, has announced a strategic partnership with Nexus Healthcare Management to launch an AI-driven ...

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed legislation April 14 prohibiting noncompete agreements for healthcare staffing agencies and establishing new registration requirements for the industry. The Health ...