Don’t miss Radio personality, acromegaly patient, and co-host of the popular Miami Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, Froggy’s live panel discussion for acromegaly patients and caregivers. The program will take place on Froggy’s Facebook page, on October
In today’s podcast Dr. Lewis Blevins reviews and summarizes information on the usage of Somatostatin Analogues in the treatment and management of acromegaly.
From J D Faccinetti, cofounder – Last week the BBC World Service radio network broadcasted a story about an acromegaly patients’ diagnosis experience. I found it fascinating first because it is not every day we hear a
From the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Sharmyn McGraw sends us this article in which she asked leaders of various pituitary organizations, including Pituitary World News, their opinions on the biggest obstacles facing acromegaly patients. From Sharmyn McGraw: As a
In this podcast, Dr. Blevins gives us an overview of the drug Pasireotide for Cushing’s. Photo by: JD Faccinetti (close up at the California Redwoods forest) Music by: Bad at Math
An effort is under way to enable Acromegaly patients and doctors to make congress more aware of the needs of patients suffering from this disease. More details on this effort will be forthcoming soon. One
How is it that something like a tumor on a critical little gland can interact with areas of the brain that are involved in mood regulation and would affect a person’s behavior and overall mental
For this episode of “Ask Dr. Blevins” we selected several relevant and interesting questions submitted by our readers and listeners. This podcast focuses on questions about hypopituitarism, growth hormone deficiencies, cortisol and GH dynamics, Acromegaly,
This podcast is brought to you in part by a generous contribution from Corcept Therapeutics. From Lewis S Blevins Jr. MD – There is a wide spectrum of clinical presentations of patients with hypercortisolism, and in
Today we begin a new series of feature articles that highlight the tireless work that people do to help others. Here are three amazing human beings: Jill Sisco runs the Acromegaly Community website and
From time to time we scan the Websphere in search of interesting information and news for people living and dealing with pituitary conditions. Enjoy! From Buzz Feed Stephanie M. Lee reports on Apple iPhone’s effort
From Lewis S Blevins Jr. MD: A 37-year-old woman presented with visual compromise and headache. MRI demonstrated a 2.0 cm cystic pituitary lesion thought to be representative of a Rathke’s cleft cyst. Pituitary functions were