Becker's Healthcare November 15, 2024
From studies on endoscopy to IBD, the gastroenterology industry has seen several major changes over the past year.
Here are eight studies to know, according to a Nov. 12 report from Medscape:
1. Capsule endoscopy in patients taking GLP-1s: Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., investigated video capsule endoscopy in patients with diabetes who were taking GLP-1s versus a control group with diabetes not taking GLP-1s. Researchers found that in 7% of the 68 patients in the GLP-1 cohort, the video capsule endoscopy actually failed to pass through the stomach, whereas it passed successfully in all 68 patients in the control group.
2. Barrett esophagus on the rise among young patients: Young-onset BE (patients less than 50...