How to Make Healthcare With AI More Equitable

AI has the potential to deliver unprecedented value in healthcare, but the same equity challenges that persist in ...

JANUARY 20, 2025

Gastroenterologists Question Benefits, Note Potential Harms of New UHC Program

On Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare introduced a new national initiative called the gold card program, which is set to go ...

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Hot Versus Cold EMR; Artificial Intelligence and Colonoscopy

In this month’s Sharma’s Endoscopy Insights, I highlight studies on artificial intelligence in ...

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Bowel Prep’s Importance, Cold EMR Drawbacks and AI-Stratified Bleeding Risk

In this issue, I discuss the importance of a high-quality bowel preparation, cold snare polypectomy for large ...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Propofol Protocols, High-Risk Polyps and E-Learning

This month, I focus on non–anesthesiologist-administered propofol, high-risk colon polyps and e-learning that ...

AUGUST 16, 2024

Cutting to the Chase: Tips for When and How to Use Cold Snares

The increased safety of cold snare polypectomy for removing small colon polyps has spurred its more frequent use.

AUGUST 5, 2024

Colonic Lesion Detection After Stool Test, PPI Use and AI Bowel Prep Evaluation

In this month’s column, I cover three topics: detection rates after stool tests, inappropriate use of PPIs, ...

JULY 17, 2024

ASGE Launches AI Institute for Gastroenterology

The ASGE recently launched the Artificial Intelligence Institute for Gastroenterology (AIGI) to integrate AI ...

JULY 1, 2024

Endoscopy Procedures Are Incredibly Wasteful—They Don’t Have to Be

Endoscopy procedures will likely never be zero waste, but some physicians in the field are pushing for changes that ...

JUNE 27, 2024

Cold EMR, Recognition of Invasive Cancer in Colon Polyps and a Novel Through-the-Scope Suturing System

In this issue of Sharma’s Endoscopy Insights, I discuss colon polyps with submucosal invasion, cold ...

MAY 14, 2024

Research Identifies Distinct Patterns and Predictors of PPI Adherence in Patients With Barrett’s Esophagus

Although PPIs are a mainstay in preventing cancer in patients with Barrett’s esophagus, 56% of these patients ...

APRIL 24, 2024

GI Cancer Imaging, Resection and H. pylori Treatment

This month’s Sharma’s Endoscopy Insights focuses on GI cancers, specifically colon and gastric cancers.

APRIL 11, 2024