From the desk of Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist –The Holidays are upon us at last, which means an inundation of television and media ads to encourage us all to spend money!
A commentary from Dr. Lewis S Blevins Jr. co-founder – I was recently asked if I felt that we would ever be able to use stem cells to regenerate the pituitary gland. Frankly, the answer is
The CSRF has published materials from their recent Patient Journey Summit,”Defining the New Normal” The topics for the conference, held October 4-6, 2019 at Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta, were organized by a patient-led group. The group
The perception that scientists and healthcare professionals do not understand what patients go through when dealing with disease, particularly chronic disease, was the focus of a refreshing exercise this past month at Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. To
From the desk of Jorge D. Faccinetti, Pituitary World News co-founder – There seems to be a debate going on in the scientific and clinical pituitary world about what to call pituitary adenomas. The simple interpretation
In this video, Dr. Lewis Blevins discusses Nelson's syndrome, which is a pituitary tumor that becomes clinically apparent after initial surgery.
Today’s podcast discusses HCG and its use with men with hypopituitarism and infertility. Dr. Blevins focuses his discussion on many of the relevant subjects related to hypogonadism (where the body does not produce enough testosterone),
From the desk of Jorge D Faccinetti, cofounder – One word describes this conference: FUN! The National and International Canadian conference this past September in Toronto, Canada, was not only a good time, but it was
From the Pituitary Foundation in the UK, a Cushing’s awarenesses initiative targeting primary care physicians (GP’S). For October Cushing’s awareness activities, the Pituitary Foundation in the UK has launched a campaign focused on GP’s (General Practitioners).
November 1 is World Acromegaly Day! This fun video from the Asociacion Española de Afectados por Acromegalia is a great way to explain the causes and get more details on this disease. Excellent work from
For your convenience, we have uploaded the conference presentations in their totality. Below are the video presentations with a timestamp so you can more easily find them. There are two sessions: morning and afternoon. Please
This article illustrates why it's so important to get a good pituitary surgeon. It shows an excellent MRI image of a large tumor form a 37 year old patient that presented with hypogonadism. Dr. Blevins