Category: News
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ACG “Ride or Stride for 45” in March
Back by popular acclaim! Bike, run or walk 45 miles in March 2022 (or 45 minutes per day) to show your support and enthusiasm for preventing colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45.
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National Women Physicians Day 2022
Celebrating National Women Physicians Day 2022 February 3rd is National Women Physicians Day – the 201st birthday of a woman who…
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1Fact/1 Myth: Dispelling Misinformation on COVID-19 Vaccines
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / 1Fact/1 Myth: Dispelling Misinformation on COVID-19 VaccinesNew materials to help GI community use facts to help dispel myths & misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccines.
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ACG 2021 #DiversityinGI Virtual 5K Returns!
Join your ACG colleagues and the GI community for the ACG 2021 #DiversityinGI Virtual 5K. Register today! Run or walk on your own, log your activity online, take photos in race “swag” and celebrate via social media using #DiversityinGI during Virtual ACG 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting in October.
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ACG Announces New Co-Editors-in-Chief of Red Journal
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / American Journal of Gastroenterology / ACG Announces New Co-Editors-in-Chief of Red JournalACG proudly announces the new Co-Editors-in-Chief of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MBBS, MD, MS, FACG and Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG.
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ACG Support for India During COVID-19 Crisis
A May 11th meeting between ACG’s leadership and a delegation of gastroenterologists from across India focused on the COVID-19 crisis there and explored ways the College could be helpful.
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World Digestive Health Day 2021 – Obesity: An Ongoing Pandemic
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Events / World Digestive Health Day 2021 – Obesity: An Ongoing PandemicACG is honored to join the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) in observing World Digestive Health Day on May 29, 2021 to raise awareness of the ongoing pandemic of obesity.
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / USPSTF U.S. Preventive Services Task Force May 2021 Recommendations Support CRC Screening Starting at Age 45
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on May 18, 2021 published new guidelines recommending colorectal cancer screening start at age 45 (*B grade recommendation).
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COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents
On May 12, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice recommended the use of Pfizer-BoNTech vaccine in adolescents 12 and older after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended emergency use authorization down to age 12.
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A Statement by the Board of Trustees of the American College of Gastroenterology
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / A Statement by the Board of Trustees of the American College of GastroenterologyThe ACG Board of Trustees stands strongly and definitely in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander patients and colleagues and all those impacted by racism.