Among the most recently approved drugs for weight management, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists have garnered considerable attention; however, the effects of these drugs on the gastrointestinal ...

Salix Pharmaceuticals ( SLXP) has piqued investor interest as business has heated up for its flagship gastrointestinal drug, Xifaxan, with promising prospects. The specialty drugmaker focuses on ...

stomach gastro Combining COX-2 inhibitors with PPIs may provide the best gastrointestinal protection to prevent NSAID-associated GI toxicity, study authors concluded in a meta-analysis published in ...

Share on Pinterest GLP-1 RA drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are being used to help people lose weight. myskin/Getty Images GLP-1s, drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, are associated with common ...

Scientists headed by a team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a new approach to drug design that can deliver therapeutics directly to a specific part of the gastrointestinal ...

A large cohort study found three popular GLP-1-based diabetes drugs -- semaglutide, dulaglutide, and tirzepatide -- carry similar risks for serious adverse GI events, with a rate of about 12 per 1,000 ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and cutting paper to create three-dimensional structures, MIT engineers and their collaborators have designed a new type of stent ...

In the general patient population, low-dose aspirin almost doubles the likelihood of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, and adding drugs such as clopidogrel or high-dose corticosteroids raises the ...

Medically reviewed by Erika Prouty, PharmD Many people with diabetes or prediabetes try supplements to help control their ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry ...