display Latest news from American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/new-guideline-on-gastric-pre-malignant-cancer-published-by-the-american-college-of-gastroenterology/?sc=rsin /articles/new-guideline-on-gastric-pre-malignant-cancer-published-by-the-american-college-of-gastroenterology/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:50:37 EST The American College of Gastroenterology has published its first clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of gastric premalignant conditions (GPMC), including endoscopic surveillance, risk stratification, resection, the role of H. pylori infection, risk reduction, and management of autoimmune gastritis and gastric epithelial polyps. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/glp-1-use-before-endoscopy-resuming-blood-thinners-after-esd-and-more-in-the-march-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin /articles/glp-1-use-before-endoscopy-resuming-blood-thinners-after-esd-and-more-in-the-march-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:35:02 EST In the March issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology: The effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) on gastric retention before endoscopy, resumption of blood thinners after colorectal submucosal dissection, and the utility of inpatient GI consults to clear patients for transesophageal echocardiogram. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/acg-champions-the-importance-of-preventive-care-and-colorectal-cancer-screening-in-supreme-court-amicus-brief/?sc=rsin /articles/acg-champions-the-importance-of-preventive-care-and-colorectal-cancer-screening-in-supreme-court-amicus-brief/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:20:09 EST ACG represented the interests of GI clinicians and patients before the nation's highest court, ensuring the Supreme Court justices recognize their decision in Kennedy v. Braidwood could erase decades of progress in colorectal cancer prevention and screening. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/evidence-based-strategies-improve-colonoscopy-bowel-preparation-quality-performance-and-patient-experience/?sc=rsin /articles/evidence-based-strategies-improve-colonoscopy-bowel-preparation-quality-performance-and-patient-experience/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:00 EST Updated consensus recommendations by the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) address optimizing bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy. Highlights include the use of low volume bowel preparation and the adjunctive use of simethicone. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/acg-asge-quality-indicators-for-upper-gi-endoscopy-and-more-in-the-february-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin /articles/acg-asge-quality-indicators-for-upper-gi-endoscopy-and-more-in-the-february-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:00:26 EST The February issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology highlights new clinical science and reviews, including joint ACG-ASGE quality indicators for upper GI endoscopy, the first medication for the treatment of at-risk MASH, and a digital gut-directed hypnotherapy program for IBS. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/ajg-special-issue-on-inflammation-includes-updates-acg-guideline-on-eosinophilic-esophagitis/?sc=rsin /articles/ajg-special-issue-on-inflammation-includes-updates-acg-guideline-on-eosinophilic-esophagitis/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:55:08 EST The January 2025 issue of AJG focuses on inflammation with articles and reviews across a broad array of digestive diseases, including an updated ACG Clinical Guideline on EoE. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/dr-colleen-schmitt-assumes-role-of-giquic-president/?sc=rsin /articles/dr-colleen-schmitt-assumes-role-of-giquic-president/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:35:57 EST Colleen R. Schmitt, MD, MHS, FACG, MASGE, has been appointed President of the GI Quality Improvement Consortium, Inc. (GIQuIC), a national endoscopic registry and clinical benchmarking tool for gastroenterologists that is jointly managed by ACG and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/risk-factors-for-inadequate-bowel-preparation-and-more-in-the-december-issue-of-the-american-journal-of-gastroenterology/?sc=rsin /articles/risk-factors-for-inadequate-bowel-preparation-and-more-in-the-december-issue-of-the-american-journal-of-gastroenterology/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:20:31 EST The December issue of AJG highlights new clinical science and reviews, including outcomes among transgender adults with cirrhosis, risk factors for inadequate bowel preparation, and upadacitinib versus tofacitinib in ulcerative colitis. This month also includes articles on celiac disease, belching disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, pancreatitis, and more. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/fecal-microbiota-transplantation-for-childhood-constipation-and-more-in-the-november-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin /articles/fecal-microbiota-transplantation-for-childhood-constipation-and-more-in-the-november-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:00:08 EST Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Childhood Constipation and More in the November Issue of AJG American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/dr-amy-oxentenko-elected-president-of-the-american-college-of-gastroenterology/?sc=rsin /articles/dr-amy-oxentenko-elected-president-of-the-american-college-of-gastroenterology/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:00:00 EST Gastroenterologist Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG, was elected by the membership as the 2024-2025 President of the ACG, a national medical organization representing more than 19,000 clinical gastroenterologists and other specialists in digestive diseases. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/new-clinical-advances-in-gastroenterology-presented-at-the-american-college-of-gastroenterology-s-89th-annual-scientific-meeting/?sc=rsin /articles/new-clinical-advances-in-gastroenterology-presented-at-the-american-college-of-gastroenterology-s-89th-annual-scientific-meeting/?sc=rsin Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:00:00 EST Gastroenterologists and other GI health care professionals will convene at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, for the premier clinical gastroenterology event--the American College of Gastroenterology's 89th Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course (ACG 2024). American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/featured-lectures-at-the-2024-acg-annual-scientific-meeting-and-postgraduate-course/?sc=rsin /articles/featured-lectures-at-the-2024-acg-annual-scientific-meeting-and-postgraduate-course/?sc=rsin Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:00:00 EST This year's lectures highlight time and process management for physicians, leveraging networks for clinical research, innovations in endoscopy, kindness-influenced trust and healing, and personal and professional opportunities in Africa. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/american-college-of-gastroenterology-acg-2024-scientific-meeting-wire/?sc=rsin /articles/american-college-of-gastroenterology-acg-2024-scientific-meeting-wire/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:20:54 EST American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024 Scientific Meeting Wire Sent American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/bowel-prep-quality-insurance-barriers-to-care-included-in-the-october-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin /articles/bowel-prep-quality-insurance-barriers-to-care-included-in-the-october-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:30:34 EST The October issue of AJG highlights new clinical science and reviews on insurance barriers to care in IBD and CRC screening, a follow-up strategy for small HCC, and the role of bowel prep quality in colonoscopy findings and CRC deaths. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/new-helicobacter-pylori-guideline-quality-indicators-for-colonoscopy-and-endoscopy-in-the-september-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin /articles/new-helicobacter-pylori-guideline-quality-indicators-for-colonoscopy-and-endoscopy-in-the-september-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:05:24 EST The September issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes an updated clinical guideline on Helicobacter pylori, providing new first-line recommendations for the treatment of the condition. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/acgasge-release-updated-quality-indicators-for-colonoscopy/?sc=rsin /articles/acgasge-release-updated-quality-indicators-for-colonoscopy/?sc=rsin Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:00:13 EST ACG and ASGE have issued recommendations on quality indicators for colonoscopy, the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening (CRC). American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/inflammatory-bowel-disease-televisits-added-rsv-risks-and-more-in-the-august-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin /articles/inflammatory-bowel-disease-televisits-added-rsv-risks-and-more-in-the-august-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:05:06 EST The August issue of AJG includes articles on IBD, including the use of telehealth and added risks for RSV hospitalization, and the updated nomenclature for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/new-acg-clinical-guideline-on-focal-liver-lesions-and-more-in-the-july-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin /articles/new-acg-clinical-guideline-on-focal-liver-lesions-and-more-in-the-july-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:05:43 EST The July issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes an updated clinical guideline on focal liver lesions, which are increasingly common findings in abdominal imaging. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/obesity-special-issue-published-in-the-american-journal-of-gastroenterology/?sc=rsin /articles/obesity-special-issue-published-in-the-american-journal-of-gastroenterology/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:05:54 EST The issue discusses population trends in obesity, the role of food insecurity and food-related behavior in obesity, how obesity affects predisposition to diseases and response to therapies, treatment and management options including exercise prescriptions, and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in obesity management. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) /articles/polypectomy-technique-artificial-intelligence-and-more-in-the-may-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin /articles/polypectomy-technique-artificial-intelligence-and-more-in-the-may-issue-of-ajg/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 May 2024 13:05:31 EST The May issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology highlights new clinical science and reviews on hepatic encephalopathy management using a smartphone app's artificial intelligence, cyclic vomiting syndrome prevalence and incidence, alcohol-associated liver disease and alcohol use disorder in young women, and polypectomy technique. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)