Fatty pancreas detected in nearly 50% of type 2 diabetes patients, finds study

A recent study has found that nearly 54% of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) suffer from fatty pancreas disease (FPD).
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Rethinking Chronic Pancreatitis Beyond Alcohol

Chronic pancreatitis is now recognized as a complex fibroinflammatory disorder involving genetic, environmental, and metabolic factors.
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Linerixibat lands FDA first for cholestatic pruritus in primary biliary cholangitis

The FDA has approved the first medication for cholestatic pruritus in adult patients with primary biliary cholangitis.The approval of linerixibat (Lynavoy, GSK) — an ileal bile acid transporter ...

Cholecystokinin, not insulin, may be key hormone in obesity-driven pancreatic cancer

Obesity increases the body's need for insulin, forcing cells in the pancreas known as beta cells to ramp up insulin ...
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GLP-1s’ medical breakthrough must be balanced with pancreatitis risk

A recent Nature article on novel GLP-1 therapies underscores a truth few key opinion leaders in medicine like to focus on: Even the most clinically impactful pharmaceutical accomplishments carry ...

Pancreatic, Bowel, And Liver Cancers Are On The Rise, Though Death Rates Are Down

"Prevention and early detection remain some of the most powerful tools we have to reduce cancer risk in the future." ...