I just finished reading Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. It was not a spontaneous…
Advancing GI’s Public Policy Priorities in Congress: A Recap of ACG’s Annual Advocacy Day
ACG leaders advance GI’s public policy priorities in Congress, including utilization management reform and colorectal cancer screening
IBS Awareness Month 2024
April is IBS Awareness Month. ACG is here for the busy clinician with resources on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: patient education materials, guidelines, lectures, podcasts, journal articles, and more.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Explore Resources & Inspiration from ACG Reezwana Chowdhury, MD, FACG; Chair, ACG Public Relations Committee March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month…
ACG “Ride or Stride for 45” in March
Bike, run or walk 45 miles in March 2024 (or 45 minutes per day) to show your support and enthusiasm for preventing colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45.
Myocardial Infarction and PPI Use: Is There a Connection?
A recent report suggested an association between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and myocardial infarction (MI). This study…
Top 10 Quotes from the Supreme Court Opinion Upholding Affordable Care Act Subsidies
The Supreme Court ruled on June 25, that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance subsidies can go…
Five Things You Should Know About the ACG Case Reports Journal
ACG Case Reports Journal 1. is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published to provide an opportunity to share interesting case reports.…
Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves Lives
A study published this week concluded that higher quality colonoscopies in terms of better adenoma detection were associated with as…
Now Available: New ACG Ulcerative Colitis Guidebook & Video for Your Patients
A new guidebook and video is now available from the American College of Gastroenterology to help patients understand that ulcerative…
Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS): Answers to Five of Your Most Pressing Questions
As you investigate options to fulfill public reporting requirements and avoid negative payment adjustments, no doubt you have discovered there…
Good News, Bad News: Colorectal Cancer Screening is Up But A Quirk in the Law and Forthcoming Reimbursement Cuts Could Derail Hardwon Progress in the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
Here’s some good news: Use of lifesaving colorectal screening tests is on the upswing according to American Cancer Society investigators…
AJG Co-Editor-in-Chief Paul Moayyedi, MD, FACG, on Noteworthy Biomarker Advances in Gastroenterology Unveiled in June Issue
Biomarker advances in gastroenterology are highlighted in a special June issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, which also provides…
Author Insight: Dr. Walter Park on the Role of Cyst Fluid Glucose in Diagnosing Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts
Walter G. Park Shares Key Findings from Research Published in the Red Journal, Cyst Fluid Glucose is Rapidly Feasible and…