Today we welcome to our podcasts Dr. Francesca Galbiati who recently joined the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, where she cares for patients with pituitary tumors, acromegaly, Cushing’s disease, and related hypothalamic conditions.
This book provides detailed reviews of several other pituitary conditions. While some were mentioned in previous books, this represents a deep dive into the world of neuroendocrine practice.
From Lewis Blevins, MD, Neuroendocrinologist, Medical Director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders, Professor of Neurological Surgery at UCSF and PWN cofounder – I’ve seen several patients recently who illustrate one of the basic,
Note form the editor: A while back, we published an article about the fundamental Catch-22 scenario of non-experts using AI to understand medical information. The core insight: to verify whether AI has correctly interpreted its
In this recent Medscape InDiscussion podcast Dr. Marwah Abdalla welcomes PWN’s Dr. Lewis Blevins to talk about secondary hypertension. This episode focuses on Cushing syndrome, an often overlooked cause of secondary hypertension. We’ll discuss why
In today’s podcast, Crinetics co-founders Dr. Scott Struthers and Dr. Steve Betz share their views and experiences in drug discovery and development, revealing what it really takes to bring a new medication from concept to patients.
In the latest episode of the Pituitary World News podcast, Jorge D. Faccinetti sits down with Dr. Markus Johnsson, Senior VP of R&D at Camurus, to explore the fascinating world of FluidCrystal® technology. This innovative approach promises to revolutionize the way we think about drug delivery, providing long-lasting solutions for chronic diseases particularly for people with acromegaly.
We’re delighted to share this article by Dr. Jennifer Perkins on genetics and pituitary disease, a subject of great interest to our community. If you follow our work, you know we’ve published extensively on this
It should come as no surprise that administration of ACTH can be used to test for insufficient adrenal function. Keep in mind that measures of ACTH and cortisol sometimes give an answer and obviate the need for further testing.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: San Francisco – Friday, December 5, 2025 – Pituitary World News announced the launch of Adrenal World News, a new e-magazine dedicated to raising awareness of adrenal conditions which affect approximately 11 to 12 million people worldwide. Adrenal World News operates as a subsidiary of Pituitary World News
In an important new development Swiss-based Debiopharm entered a Phase 3 trial of a new Octreotide formulation. The company is currently recruiting patients for the study. Debio 4126 is a sustained-release formulation designed to improve the convenience of somatostatin analogue (SSA) therapy for the treatment of acromegaly.