Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found that a surgical care checklist of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 percent. Wound infection rates for Whipple ...

This History Maker article was written by the coauthors in collaboration with Dr. John Cameron and is based on several detailed discussions with Dr. Cameron. The paper focuses on Dr. Cameron's ...

NFL legend Randy Moss went to Instagram Live on Friday to reveal that he is diagnosed with cancer. Sitting on his couch with a cane he is now using to help him walk, Moss said he was recently ...

Q: What is Whipple disease and is it treated with a Whipple procedure? A: Whipple procedure (also known as a pancreaticoduodenectomy) is named for Allen Whipple, a surgeon who in the mid-1930’s ...

In this Endo-Sketch, a Healio video series on clinical conditions named after famous colleagues, Klaus Mergener, MD, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, discusses the origin of the ...

PHOENIX — New technologies are improving pancreatic cancer treatment, offering hope to patients facing one of the least survivable forms of cancer. The Whipple procedure, a complex surgery for ...

In a landmark gathering held at Shangri-La The Fort, The Medical City (TMC) brought together physicians from across its five ...

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging cancers to fight. But improvements in a long-standing procedure are helping doctors chip away at it. David Young's wife first noticed something ...

New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health Cancer Institute is expanding its robotic pancreas surgery program. The institute has appointed Dr. Steven Mitchell Cohen as its director of robotic pancreas ...