James Aquavella, MD, a pioneering ophthalmic surgeon and longtime faculty member at University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medicine, died May 14 at age 94. Dr. Aquavella retired in 2024 after a nearly 70-year ...

Major health systems are shedding hospitals and funneling the proceeds into ASCs. Tenet, Ascension and Community Health Systems have collectively divested dozens of hospitals in recent years, ...

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 ...

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.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Radiology Associates of North Texas projected more than $51 million in avoidable administrative costs tied to current No Surprises Act arbitration batching rules and unpaid ...

Byron Cryer, MD, began his term May 20 as the 121st president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. Dr. Cryer serves as chair of internal medicine at Dallas-based Baylor ...

The Louisiana State Legislature has passed a bill ensuring certified registered nurse anesthetists are reimbursed by insurers for anesthesia services they are licensed to provide, sending the measure ...

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 ...

Expansion of ambulatory care is central to St. Louis-based Ascension’s growth strategy, particularly through the planned acquisition of AmSurg, according to financial documents published May 15. The ...

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 ...

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 ...