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February 05, 2020
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Chronic pancreatitis in diabetes raises risk for hyperglycemia crisis, hypoglycemia

Chronic pancreatitis in diabetes raises risk for hyperglycemia crisis, hypoglycemia

Chronic pancreatitis in the setting of diabetes further increases risks for serious complications, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state and hypoglycemia, according to findings from a Taiwanese database analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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November 21, 2019
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Childhood acute pancreatitis may increase risk for diabetes in young adulthood

Childhood acute pancreatitis may increase risk for diabetes in young adulthood

Children who experienced a single episode of acute pancreatitis may have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes before age 40 years, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

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November 02, 2019
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VIDEO: Research highlights from ATA

VIDEO: Research highlights from ATA

CHICAGO — In this video exclusive, Endocrine Today Editorial Board Member Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, FACE, ECNU, professor of medicine and director of thyroid health in the section of endocrinology, diabetes and nutrition at Boston Medical Center, discusses four important studies presented at the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting.

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November 01, 2019
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Organizations highlight developments in honor of Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Awareness Day

Organizations highlight developments in honor of Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Awareness Day

Friday marks the second annual Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Awareness Day, a day dedicated to raising global observance of the challenges associated with the rare genetic disease and the critical need for treatment.

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October 22, 2019
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Endoscopic intervention improves symptoms in pediatric pancreas divisum

CHICAGO — Therapeutic intervention with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children with pancreas divisum demonstrated a high technical success rate, according to a presentation at NASPGHAN 2019.

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October 17, 2019
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Obesity, high triglycerides tied to acute pancreatitis risk

Obesity, high triglycerides tied to acute pancreatitis risk

Danish individuals with class II or III obesity are nearly three times more likely to develop acute pancreatitis during 8 years of follow-up compared with adults with normal weight, with the association mediated by hypertriglyceridemia, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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September 28, 2019
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Department of Defense awards $10 million to Cedars-Sinai for pancreatic disease research

A research team led by physician-scientists from Cedars-Sinai was awarded $10 million from the Department of Defense to study risk factors and behaviors that contribute to pancreatic diseases, according to a press release.

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September 26, 2019
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FDA grants orphan drug designation for chronic pancreatitis candidate

The FDA granted orphan drug designation to Theraly Fibrosis for the company’s TLY012, a recombinant human TRAIL protein under investigation for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis, according to a press release.

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