Initial treatment with over-the-scope clips (OTSCs) appears superior to standard endoscopic treatment in reducing the risk for further bleeding from nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal causes that are responsive to OTSC placement, results of a study have shown. “Current endoscopic methods in the control of acute nonvariceal bleeding have a small but clinically significant failure rate,” according to the researchers, adding that the role of OTSCs as the first treatment has not been defined.
Author: Rutali Thakur
FROM CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY Extraesophageal reflux (EER) symptoms are a subset of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that can be difficult to diagnose because of its heterogeneous nature and symptoms that overlap with other conditions. That puts the onus on physicians to take all symptoms into account and work across disciplines to diagnose, manage, and treat the condition, according to a new clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association, which was published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Takeda may have caught attention recently for ending work on its early-stage gene therapy R&D, but a close reading of the Japanese pharma’s latest earnings report reveals it has also culled a couple of gastrointestinal assets. The most notable removal in the full-year presentation (PDF) is Crohn’s disease candidate sibofimloc, which was being investigated in a phase 1 trial for the luminal version of the inflammatory bowel disease as well as a phase 2 study of Crohn’s disease of the ileum occurring after surgery. The phase 2 study was terminated due to an inability to recruit enough patients, according to the ClinicalTrials.gov entry, which…
Physician staffing firm Envision Healthcare is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Sources told the newspaper that the company now has about $7 billion in outstanding debt and has faced labor challenges along with a lengthy, costly legal spat with health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare. In addition, a core element of the provider’s model took a major hit in reforms to surprise medical billing. The WSJ reported that Envision failed to report its financials before March 31 and did not make an April payment on its interest, which kick-started a 30-day window after…
Chicago, May 08, 2023 – Vivante Health, the leading provider of digital digestive health solutions for employers and health plans, today announced the addition of Dr. Chin Hur and Dr. Uri Ladabaum to the company’s clinical advisory board. Both physicians hold professorships at top university medical centers and have conducted extensive research into gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Hur is the Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and the Director of Healthcare Innovations and Research at Columbia University Medical Center. He is a nationally recognized expert in cancer screening and the prevention of gastrointestinal cancers, and a leader within the National Cancer Institute consortium of…
Despite a push toward work-life balance in the medical field, physicians continue to dedicate more time to work and less time to themselves, their loved ones, and their outside interests. On average, physicians reported in the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2023 that they worked 50 hours per week. Five specialties, including critical care, cardiology, and general surgery reported working 55 or more hours weekly. But there’s a small segment of physicians that has bucked the norm. They’ve scaled back their hours to part-time, clocking in only 25-30 hours a week. In 2011, The New England Journal of Medicine reported that part-time physician careers were…
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care plans to roll out its ChatGPT-like feature for physicians next week, CBS MarketWatch reported May 8. The health system will follow UC San Diego Health and Madison, Wis.-based UW Health, which started piloting the technology in April. The Microsoft generative artificial intelligence platform from OpenAI is integrated into Epic’s MyChart patient portal, where it drafts messages for clinicians. “Care teams don’t have the capacity to address the volume of patient messages they receive in a timely way,” Patricia Garcia, MD, associate chief medical information officer for ambulatory care at Stanford Health Care, told the news outlet. “Maybe large…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Iterative Health, a pioneer in precision-medicine technologies for gastroenterology, announced today that it has partnered with Allied Digestive Health (ADH), a leading gastroenterology practice, to bring Clinical Trial Optimization to ADH’s research centers across New Jersey and New York to aid in the recruitment of patients for inflammatory bowel disease clinical trials. Allied Digestive Health is one of the largest integrated networks of gastroenterology care centers in the nation with over 200 providers and 60 locations throughout New Jersey and New York. Allied Digestive Health’s mission to empower gastroenterologists to deliver compassionate, high quality, and comprehensive care through an unparalleled…
DALLAS, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GI Alliance, the nation’s premier gastroenterology management organization, is pleased to announce a partnership with Specialists in Gastroenterology (SIG) located in St. Louis, Missouri. This group of ten providers includes six physicians and four advanced practice providers. Founded in 1942, SIG has a proven history of providing comprehensive and highly specialized gastroenterology care. SIG physicians include Leonard Weinstock, M.D., Aman Singh, M.D., Erik Thyssen, M.D., Nikhil Banerjee, M.D., Steven Fern, D.O., and Benjamin Root, M.D. In addition to the clinical practice, this partnership will include the Advanced Endoscopy Center, in-house infusion, and ASC anesthesia services.
Private practice is changing across specialties, and gastroenterology is no different. Stephen Amann, MD, a gastroenterologist at Digestive Health Specialists in Tupelo, Miss., connected with Becker’s to discuss what private practice may look like 10 years from now. Note: This response has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Dr. Stephen Amann: The landscape has changed significantly over the past number of years. I believe healthcare and patients need to have private practice GI physicians and advanced practice providers to deliver care. Physician autonomy allows practices to be responsive and resilient to rapid changes occurring in healthcare.