Endoscopic balloon dilation was more effective than fully covered self-expandable metal stents for Crohn’s disease strictures, according to a study published in The…
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Between rising costs, physician burnout and increasing consolidation, physicians are increasingly choosing hospital employment over private practice. Becker’s spoke with 21…
As he prepared to swallow his robot for the first time, Torrey Smith’s doctors warned that the battery was his…
In this episode, I chat with Aasma Shaukat about her role as an advisor for iterative scopes, the benefits and…
This transcript has been edited for clarity. This is Mark Lewis, MD, director of gastrointestinal (GI) oncology at Intermountain Healthcare…
Colorectal cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and in women, is projected to cause 52,280 deaths this year,…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought aerosol-related diseases to the forefront of the healthcare conversation. Health systems and GI practices alike…
In a standard colonoscopy, as many as one-third of colorectal polyps and adenomas—typically benign clumps of cells that form on…
Ben Bradenham Jr., MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastrointestinal Specialists in Richmond, Va., joined Becker’s to discuss how physician education is failing in…
A new expert commentary from the American Gastroenterological Association focuses on noninvasive screening options for colorectal cancer (CRC), as well…