Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Patient Waited Hours in Emergency Room Lobby Death of 41-year-old mother of three was preventable, husband says Oct 13, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use Sep 06, 2023
Early Cholecystectomy Questioned for More Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis Retrospective analysis suggests worse outcomes versus delayed procedure Aug 25, 2023
Neoadjuvant Chemo Flops Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Survival 13 months better with surgery, but "curiosities" in neoadjuvant arm muddy the results Jun 04, 2023
Less-Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Proves Safe, Effective Radical resection rate noninferior to open surgery in early-stage disease, with similar survival May 25, 2023
Even at Stage IV, Immunotherapy Helps in Pancreatic Cancer Small but clear boost to overall survival May 07, 2023
Sperm Donor Banned Over Incest Fears; COVID Hampered Teen Sex; Jerry Springer Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ·¬ΗΡΙηΗψ staff Apr 28, 2023
FDA Faults Next-Gen Olympus Duodenoscopes After demanding single-use devices, agency finds they have their own problems Mar 27, 2023
New First-Line Standard for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Liposomal irinotecan regimen boosts outcomes, although expert expressed concern about toxicity Jan 22, 2023
No Blaming Common Antihypertensives for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Suggests Some reassurance on widely prescribed dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers Dec 15, 2022
Artificial Pancreas Improves Glycemic Control After Total Pancreatectomy Dutch trial showed more time spent with normal glucose levels versus usual care Sep 08, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
CEND-1 Offers Hope in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Phase I study showed good safety profile, no dose-limiting toxicities, and encouraging activity Jul 06, 2022
Survival Bump With EGFR Inhibitor for KRAS Wild-Type Pancreatic Cancer But generalizability of "notable" Chinese study questioned Jun 03, 2022
T-Cell Receptor Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Novel treatment targeting KRAS G12D expression induces deep and durable response Jun 01, 2022
Could Gallstone Disease Predict Pancreatic Cancer? Researchers urge more attention to gallstone disease patients with atypical symptoms May 13, 2022
Rinvoq Approved for UC; HCC Combo Flops; Disney Grants Pass to IBS Patient News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology Mar 17, 2022
Fecal Microbiome Markers Detect Pancreatic Cancer With 'High Accuracy' These markers need to be tested in a prospective cohort before clinical impact can be determined Mar 10, 2022
Sotorasib Impresses in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer ORR of 21% in heavily pretreated patients with a KRAS G12C mutation Feb 16, 2022
History of Pancreatitis Linked to Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Electronic medical record data reveal greater risk for hospitalization, death after infection Feb 10, 2022
Adagrasib Promising in KRAS-Mutant GI Cancers The KRAS G12C inhibitor showed a disease control rate of 100% in small study Jan 24, 2022
Colchicine Promising for Autoimmune Pancreatitis? Case studies of two young men in Italy show benefit, but expert urges caution Oct 11, 2021
Adjuvant Combo Boosts Survival in Resected Pancreatic Cancer Four-month gain in OS with the addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine Jun 30, 2021
Bispecific Antibody Active in NRG1-Positive Pancreatic Cancer Zenocutuzumab turns in promising results in early-phase trial involving multiple solid tumors Jun 10, 2021
These Risk Factors Can Make Severe Pancreatitis Worse Not surprisingly, clinical outcomes also suffered May 20, 2021
Diversity in Pancreatic Cancer Trials Lacking White patients typically overrepresented at expense of racial, ethnic minorities May 14, 2021
Impressive Results With Lenvatinib in Challenging Tumors Multitargeted TKI achieves strong ORR in advanced gastroenteropancreatic NETs May 10, 2021
No Help From Extra Hydration to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis Trial may settle whether aggressive, laborious procedure is justified Mar 18, 2021
Preop RT Flunks Test in Borderline Pancreatic Cancer Chemotherapy alone judged efficacious but not chemoradiation Jan 20, 2021
Non-Cardiac Surgery Poses 'Sobering' Risks for People With LVADs MACE rate reached as high as 16.9% after some procedures Nov 12, 2020
New-Onset Diabetes and Pancreas Cysts a Risky Mix Study provides support for assessing diabetes markers in pancreatic cyst surveillance Oct 28, 2020
Another Presenting Sign of COVID-19 Findings support adding to the list of GI manifestations of the disease, researchers say Aug 28, 2020
Alex Trebek, Harry Reid and Their Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Exploring a 'triangle offense' against the disease Jul 28, 2020
End of Life and COVID-19; DCIS Doubles Cancer Risk; Training for 'Bad News' News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 28, 2020
Study: Robotic Whipple Has Advantages Over Open Surgery But the learning curve is steep, researchers caution Mar 06, 2020
PARP Inhibitor Maintenance for Pancreatic Cancer Study takes cue from new treatment paradigm in BRCA-mutant ovarian cancer Apr 03, 2019
Laparoscopic Whipple Procedure Linked to More Deadly Complications Also, no reduction in recovery or hospitalization time versus open pancreatoduodenectomy Jan 25, 2019
Ringer's Lactate: A Hydration Option in Acute Pancreatitis? Meta-analysis shows trend for lower mortality versus normal saline Oct 09, 2018
