8 New GI Studies With Practice-Shifting Implications - Medscape
Nov 12, 2024 · Interestingly, 23.5% (16 of 68 patients) in the GLP-1 RA group experienced incomplete passage of the video capsule endoscopy through the small intestine, which was significantly higher than the ...
Promising New Drug Data for Several Common GI Conditions
Nov 7, 2024 · This year’s American College of Gastroenterology meeting featured encouraging findings for apraglutide, vonoprazan, rifaximin, and biologics in conditions ranging from heartburn to colitis.
The Next Gen of Smart Pills Will Transform Personalized Care
Mar 14, 2024 · Rather than undergoing sedation or anesthesia, as required during tube-based endoscopy, patients can go about their day as the pill painlessly passes through their gastrointestinal (GI) tract ...
AAO-HNS 2024 - Medscape
Sep 29, 2024 · From Medscape General Surgery Coverage from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) 2024 Annual Meeting September 28 - October 01, 2024; Miami, Florida
Postpropofol Driving Poses Low Risk to Endoscopy Patients
May 22, 2020 · The 24-hour prohibition on driving recommended after propofol sedation might not be necessary, as driving skills are similar before and after elective outpatient endoscopy, a new study shows.
The Year in Gastroenterology: 10 Must-Read Studies - Medscape
Dec 23, 2024 · The ACG and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy collaborated to provide guidance on quality colonoscopy performance beginning in 2006, and then again in 2015.
Sleep Apnea Linked to Heightened Mortality in Epilepsy - Medscape
Dec 10, 2024 · The ordering of sleep apnea tests for patients with epilepsy is widely variable, according to Stefanie Dedeurwaerdere, PhD, who is the innovation and value creation lead at UCB.
Obesity Drug Zepbound Approved for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Dec 24, 2024 · The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the obesity treatment tirzepatide (Zepbound, Eli Lilly) for treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Safe, Effective for Chronic Insomnia
Dec 18, 2024 · Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (TVNS) improved sleep quality significantly in a small, sham-controlled trial, substantially expanding a growing body of evidence supporting its ...
H pylori : ACG Guideline Advises New Approaches to Treatment
Oct 23, 2024 · He has published extensively in the internal medicine/gastroenterology literature, with principal research interests in esophageal and colon disease, and more recently in sleep and microbiome ...