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ATLANTA, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Hetal A. Karsan, MD, an Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates physician, has been elected as the newest Governor of Georgia for the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). Dr. Karsan will serve a term of three years. Dr. Karsan is a graduate of Indiana University and earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. Karsan pursued clinical fellowships in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, with additional formal training in interventional endoscopy, liver transplantation…
On Thursday, CareCloud, Inc. announced a landmark collaboration with Google Cloud to enable revolutionary generative AI technology and capabilities to benefit small and medium sized healthcare practices and outpatient providers. Needless to say, Google Cloud is an industry titan and has made significant strides in not only the AI space, but has also achieved compelling progress in its healthcare work. CareCloud is known for its extensive work with small and medium sized healthcare organizations and its significant experience with technology based revenue cycle management, digital health, and provider services. Given its work in the industry for nearly two decades, CareCloud…
Even though nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common form of chronic liver disease in the United States, there are unfortunately no FDA-approved medications for this condition. That’s why Dr. Peter Buch speaks with Dr. Sidney Barritt about even more treatment strategies for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the second and final part of this two-episode series. Dr. Barritt is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Hepatology at the UNC Liver Center at the University of North Carolina.
Exact Sciences plans to seek approval soon of an updated Cologuard stool-based colon cancer screening test and launch a blood test to detect cancer that can linger after surgery. The Madison-based company is also developing blood tests to screen for colon cancer and for many types of cancer at once. But whether it starts a large, expensive study of its multi-cancer screening test next year could depend on whether Congress tells Medicare to pay for it.
Key takeaways: A familial risk score comprised of age, obesity, type 2 diabetes and family history of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease accurately identified advanced fibrosis among first-degree relatives, according to researchers.
Less than 1 month since launch, Threads is the new darling of social media platforms. And, you may be unsure if you should be spending your valuable time on the platform to learn, educate or both. Join Healio and our star-packed panel for a free webinar discussing physicians and other health care providers’ use of the new social media platform, Threads. The renowned group of social media experts will answer questions about the platform’s utility, its pros and cons, and how health care providers should, or shouldn’t, be using it.
Crohn’s Disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, can lead to serious symptoms if not properly managed. There is a clear need for reliable predictors of disease prognosis and response to treatment. Capsule endoscopy, which uses a tiny device fitted with a camera and transmitter to analyze the entire digestive system, offers a potential solution. However, each endoscopy capsule film yields about 10 – 12 thousand images, making it challenging for doctors to identify all crucial details due to the high volume of visual data. Now, a newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can rapidly scan and thoroughly analyze all the images…
Don’t let your endoscope drip-dry, and please, remember to wash your hands. The World Gastroenterology Organisation’s updated endoscope reprocessing guidelines are full of practical strategies and advice for reducing infection risk. The update reiterates the importance of fighting biofilm and puts a spotlight on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography as the procedure most commonly linked to bacterial outbreaks. “Biofilm, or buildup of accumulated biofilm, does occur in flexible endoscopes. The prior expectation was that this would not happen because the endoscopes are supposed to be fully processed, disinfected and stored dry,” said guideline author Michelle Alfa, MSc, PhD, FCCM, a professor at…
Becker’s recently connected with Andrew Boxer, MD, a physician with Woodland Park-based Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey, to hear his predictions on changes and trends in gastroenterology. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity. Question: What are some trends and challenges you’ve seen or predict in gastroenterology?Dr. Andrew Boxer: I’ve been doing this for about 15 years and there are two major changes. One is technology, which has impacted the field tremendously over the last few years. Things like AI technology like the Medtronic GI Genius, our devices we are using now are different. We have…