Medscape15d
Protocol-based Management Strategy for Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis: Can It Make a Difference?
and prophylactic placement of a pancreatic duct stent in high-risk patients. A proper understanding of the patient- and procedure-related risk factors has led to a strategy of carefully selecting ...
pancan16d
Pancreatic Cancer Diagnoses and Mortality Rates Climb; Five-Year Survival Rate for Pancreatic Cancer Stalls at 13%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Calls for Urgently Needed Research and Funding for Effective Early Detection Strategy and New Treatments for Patients LOS ANGELES, Calif. – (January 16, 2025) – After ...
verywellhealth16d
Flying With a Heart Condition
These risks are higher if you have CAD or an implanted heart device, such as an artificial heart valve or a coronary stent. And if you have an arrhythmia, a blood clot in your heart can lead to a ...
TechCrunch16d
OpenAI is bankrolling Axios’ expansion into four new markets
OpenAI is getting into the local news game. Newsletter-based media organization Axios announced a partnership with OpenAI on Wednesday. As part of this three-year deal, the AI giant will fund ...
Medscape18d
Self-expandable Metal Stents in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114. When double-stent placement (duodenal and biliary) is considered, biliary stent placement can be performed either preceding or following ...
Science Daily19d
Experimental blood test for pancreatic cancer undergoing clinical development and evaluation
An experimental blood test for pancreatic cancer is being evaluated by a commercial laboratory, an important milestone toward making the test available for patients. An experimental blood test for ...
Axios23d
Lebanon elects new president after more than two years of political crisis
Newly elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun (L) stands next to the Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as the latter delivers a speech at the parliament building in Beirut on Jan. 9, 2025. Photo: Anwar ...
Reuters28d
US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel
Most munitions in package will take years to deliver To include small-diameter bombs, warheads, guidance systems Protesters have demanded US arms embargo on Israel over Gaza Jan 3 (Reuters) - U.S ...
American Cancer Society29d
Survival Rates for Pancreatic Cancer
What is a 5-year relative survival rate? Where do these numbers come from? 5-year relative survival rates for pancreatic cancer Understanding the numbers Keep in mind that survival rates are estimates ...
gut.bmj29d
Aspirin is associated with lower risk of pancreatic cancer and cancer-related mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus
Background Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have higher pancreatic cancer (PC) risk. While aspirin has chemopreventive effects on digestive cancers, its effect on PC among patients with ...
Science Daily1mon
Enzyme promoting tumor growth and spread in pancreatic cancer identified
An enzyme called MICAL2 promotes tumor growth and metastasis in the most common form of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. Pancreatic cancer kills 50,000 people each year, according to ...