Physicians were not positive in their outlook on the U.S. physician shortage in Medscape’s “Feeling the Impact of the Physician Shortage: Medscape Report 2025,” released Aug. 22. The survey collected ...

Eating more cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage and brussel sprouts may reduce the risk of colon cancer, according to an Aug.11 study published in BMC Gastroenterology.

Cleveland-based Woodside Health, a healthcare real estate private equity firm, and real estate investment company Heitman, have acquired a medical office building as a part of a joint venture, ...

Springfield, Ill.-based Prairie Cardiovascular has added Muhammad Sheikh, MD, as an interventional cardiologist with a focus on complex coronary arterial disease and structural heart conditions, ...

Gainesville-based Northwest Georgia Health System has paused its acquisition of Longstreet Clinic, also in Gainesville, due to an unspecific number of Longstreet physicians being under investigation ...

Advanced Spine and Pain has opened a new surgery center and clinic in Prescott Valley, Ariz., according to an Aug. 22 report from The Prescott Times.  The surgery center and clinic will provide ...

A Clinical Vision, Reimagined for the Digital Era PreferredMD Solutions was founded in New York City in 2014 by a team of board-certified anesthesiologists, who endured the inefficiencies of managing ...

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare has added gastroenterologist Obaid Shaikh, MD, to its medical staff.  He is seeing patients at Penn Highlands Gastroenterology, according to an Aug. 23 ...

Private equity activity in gastroenterology is slowing in frequency, even as deal sizes and consolidation momentum grow. This shift is redefining the field — and what independent GI groups and ASCs ...

A dramatic rise in colorectal cancer among adults under 50 — especially those ages 45–49 — is driving a major shift across gastroenterology and ASCs. Screening guidelines dropped to age 45 in 2021, ...

Prospect Medical, parent company of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, is suing HHS, CMS and others alleging they violated an automatic stay order after the company’s bankruptcy was filed in January, ...

With CMS preparing major policy changes, ASC leaders are weighing in on which moves will most affect the sector’s growth in the coming years. Nine executives and physicians recently weighed in with ...