Clinical Practice
Outgoing ASGE President Karen L. Woods, MD, FASGE, addressed hot button issues as part of her year-in-review during Saturday's Presidential Plenary. Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE, also was inaugurated as ASGE's next president. Read more
The goal of Sunday morning's ASGE Clinical Symposium EUS: Doing the Basics Better is to offer a solid foundational outline of the spectrum of endoscopic ultrasound applications for people who are new to the technology, according to Ferga Gleeson, MD, FASGE, professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Read more
ASGE President Karen L. Woods, MD, FASGE, invites DDW® attendees to this year’s ASGE Presidential Plenary, which will feature coffee and crullers served up with spirited debates on controversial topics, endowed lectures from world-renowned luminaries and the rapid-fire presentation of ASGE’s top-rated abstracts. Read more
Biosimilar medications are beginning to make gains in the U.S. drug market, with the potential for explosive growth in the future. They currently account for about 1 percent of prescriptions written in the U.S. and 28 percent of drug spending. An AGA symposium on the final day of DDW® 2017 examined the advent of biosimilar... Read more
Studies have shown that success in losing weight is affected by how often patients see a health-care professional. Patients benefit from the doctor’s advice and reminders on nutrition, exercise, stress management, time management and tips on finding healthy, affordable food. Regrettably, though, most patients only see their... Read more
"In his presidential address on Monday at DDW®, AGA President Timothy Wang, MD, AGAF, reviewed AGA’s accomplishments and priorities under his leadership over the past year, highlighting several new tools that help AGA members address changes to the GI practice environment. Read more