Author: J D Faccinetti
Posts by J D Faccinetti
Pituitary MRI educational series: The normal pituitary gland
A video education series on pituitary radiology
Reading Pituitary MRI’s from Lewis S Blevins Jr., M.D. – Accurate interpretation and use of MRI images of the pituitary in patients with pituitary disorders are skills that require decades of medical practice to develop
Don’t miss the taped presentations from the Acromegaly Community Conference
Watch the taped presentations from the Acromegaly Community Conference! We are thrilled to bring you the taped representations from our live coverage of the Acromegaly Community conference. This years’ conference was packed with great presentations from
Meet our friend and awesome patient advocate Sharmyn McGraw
A note from J D Faccinetti, co-founder. Today we want to highlight some of the work Sharmyn is doing and tell you about her website Hormones 411. Sharmyn has a compelling story about her experiences with
Important news and information for people dealing with pituitary disorders
From the editor’s desk: Hypothyroidism and musculoskeletal pain: Joint and bone pain is one of those subjects we cover extensively at PWN. This article from Health advocate Dana Trentini (Hypothyroid Mom) does an excellent job
The susceptibility of social media groups to believe and advocate for false, erroneous, and sometimes dangerous information.
From PWN Co-founder J D Faccinetti – In a recent paper from the National Academies of Science of the United States of America, “The spreading of misinformation online”the authors made quite a dire statement. “Digital
The Importance of Being Believed
From the desk of PWN contributor Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist – I received a call last week from a man who read one of my articles about how pituitary disorders are linked
Telemedicine: Opinions, issues, and the future
From the desk of Lewis S Blevins Jr M.D. co-founder – As telemedicine expands, more and more health centers are providing this service to patients. In fact, during the week that we recorded this podcast,
Acromegaly patient organization in Argentina launches new disease awareness video
From Sandra Mesri, president of Apehi, (The Argentine Asociation for Patients Affected by a Pituitary Disorder) comes a new promotional video. Sandra tells us their objective is to get the word out with relevant images
Brazil adopts telemedicine strategy to get specialized medicine to remote areas
From the desk of JD Faccinetti cofounder – This article on the Brazilian Medical Council recent decision to approve telemedicine services comes to us from Nathalia Kneipp in Brazil. The article was recently published in
Exciting news in the world of Acromegaly new drug development
Recently we told you about Chiasma’s latest news in both Phase 3 clinical trials of oral octreotide capsules product candidates, which are well on the way. You can read more about the company and the