Dr. Alexander Lake, Gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, continues his conversation with Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, and discusses the interconnectedness of three organs ...

Right now, over 800 people are on the national waiting list for this life-saving surgery, but only a fraction will receive ...

Alexander Lake, DO, a gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and ...

Your poop could be yellow for a number of reasons—like something you ate or something going on in your digestive system.

A new organ transport technology called the Pancreas Pack is helping more diabetes patients receive life-saving transplants.

Seven warning signs of pancreatic cancer you shouldn't ignore as these subtle symptoms often get dismissed but could save ...

Now researchers are turning to an unexpected source for early PDAC detection: faecal samples. While analysing poo might seem an unlikely approach to cancer diagnosis, scientists are discovering that ...

In an unexpected twist, a non-venomous spider has been caught poisoning its victims by lacing its silk wrappings with vomited toxins.

The surge is, by all accounts, due to a regulation that took effect in 2021 focused on groups called organ procurement organizations (OPOs). You probably haven’t heard of OPOs, but if you or anyone ...

Filippatos, T.D., Alexakis, K., Mavrikaki, V. and Mikhailidis, D.P. (2021) Nonalcoholic Fatty Pancreas Disease Role in Metabolic Syndrome, Prediabetes, Diabetes and Atherosclerosis. Digestive Diseases ...

Functions of the pancreas The pancreas has digestive and hormonal functions: The enzymes secreted by the exocrine gland in the pancreas help break down carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and acids in the ...