A new model for curing disease, starting with pancreatitis.
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It’s Pancreatic Disease Awareness Month. Too often, people with pancreatic diseases like pancreatitis have to fight just to be understood and taken seriously. Mission: Cure works every day to change that.
Only 2 days away! ⏰
Is there a mental health question about living with pancreatitis you haven’t found the right place to ask? Bring it to our free live Q&A with mental health experts Lara Govendo and Julie Wells this Thursday at 12 PM ET.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/1ny7kMV
For many patients with pancreatitis, being truly listened to by a doctor or health care provider isn't a given, and it can shape everything from diagnosis to daily care.
What's something a medical professional has done that made you feel heard? 👇💙
Joshua Henderson, our Chief Cure Strategy Officer, presented Mission: Cure’s poster “Measurement Instruments for a Core Outcome Set in Pediatric Recurrent Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis“ at #PancreasFest2026!
📄 Read the poster: buff.ly/zh0yCl5
ALT Smiling presenter stands beside a conference poster about measurement instruments for pediatric recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis at PancreasFest 2026, with the event banner and Mission:Cure logo visible.
ALT Two conference attendees in business attire discuss a research poster; the presenter gestures toward charts and text on the board while the other listens.
This work is a collaboration between Mission: Cure and co-authors at @nationwidekids, @UCSF, @CincyChildrens, and @seattlechildren
🔗 Learn more about the project: buff.ly/yh0mhWW
Where are we headed in the fight against pancreatitis?
Explore our current strategies, learn about our 2026 projects, and see where we’re headed next.
Explore the roadmap → buff.ly/Z7iDibd
Researchers from the Engle Lab at the @salkinstitute grew pancreas organoids, tiny models of the pancreas made from patients' own cells, from 37 people with chronic pancreatitis.
Learn more about organoids and what this research means: 🔗 buff.ly/StNEKBj
#MondayMotivation Rest is not a setback. It's part of the process.
With pancreatitis, rest isn't giving up or being unproductive; it's part of managing a serious condition, even when it doesn't feel that way. 💙
On June 24, 2026, Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA approved a new treatment to lower triglycerides and reduce the risk of acute pancreatitis in adults with severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG).
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/w0soLoL
Ever wondered how clinical trials work, or what’s happening in pancreatitis research? 🤔
Join us for a beginner-friendly webinar, "Your Guide to Pancreatitis Research & Clinical Trials," on Thursday, August 27 at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT!
Register here: buff.ly/PlRnOWK
Living with pancreatitis means constantly listening to your body, and making judgment calls most people never have to think about.
How do you know when it's a rest day versus a push-through day? 👇💙
On Thursday, August 27 at 12 PM ET, join Joshua Henderson, our Chief Cure Strategy Officer, for a one-hour live session on how clinical trials and observational studies work, and how you can take part.
🔗 buff.ly/pm9EtNr
When you live with pancreatitis, success doesn't always look like big milestones.
What's one small win you're celebrating today? Share it below. 💙👇
#MondayMotivation Today doesn't have to be a good day to still be a meaningful one.
Getting through a hard day is its own kind of strength, even when no one else sees you carrying it. 💙
With pancreatitis, progress doesn't always look big or scream loudly. Sometimes it's getting through the day with a little more energy, taking a walk, or just feeling a little better than you did the previous week.
What's a small victory you've celebrated recently? 👇💙
That's a wrap on #PancreasFest26!💙
It's one of the few places where clinicians, researchers, patient advocates, and nonprofits are all in the same room with one goal: better lives for people with pancreatic disease.
Thank you to @CAPERpancreas for another great event!
