Systemic treatment is a main way for pancreas cancer patients that are ineligible for surgery. A subgroup of patients showed good response to systemic treatment and the rest received limited benefits.

Until about 20 years ago, systemic treatment options for moderate/severe psoriasis were limited and nonspecific. To get an idea of how much the field has changed, clinical guidelines on psoriasis ...

Background Pancreatitis is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).SLE-related pancreatitis can be a presenting manifestation of SLE or may occur ...

Chronic pancreatitis is a persistent inflammation of the pancreas that in the long run can cause irreparable damage. The major causes of chronic pancreatitis are genetics, alcohol toxicity and other ...

BRITS using the fat jab Mounjaro could be at risk of deadly organ failure due to a common mistake, an expert has warned.

Background The third international consensus definition for sepsis recommended use of a new prognostic tool, the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA), based on its ability to predict ...

A nurse has revealed a potentially life-threatening mistake GPs could be making when prescribing revolutionary weight loss ...

Pancreatitis is associated with pain and a handful of other symptoms, some of which can be severe. There are two types of pancreatitis: acute and chronic.

What is acute pancreatitis and is it a side effect of weight-loss jabs? Patients have reported being hospitalised with inflammation of the pancreas suspected to be related to medicines such as Ozempic ...

Pruritus intensity is associated with systemic inflammation levels in patients with chronic kidney disease –associated pruritus (CKD-aP), according to the results of a study published in the Journal ...

The Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII, platelets count × neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio) is a comprehensive inflammation marker defined as the platelet count multiplied by the ...

U.K. regulators have launched a study into a possible genetic link between use of GLP-1s, such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, and acute pancreatitis. Yellow Card Biobank, a joint initiative of ...