Acromegaly (part 2)
In part 2 of our series on Acromegaly Dr. Blevins deals with Dopamine Agonists, a class of drugs used in the treatment of acromegaly. Stay tuned for part 3 in the series coming up very
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Talking with future MD’s
From J D Faccinetti – Berkeley, CA – May 2015. Last week I met another group of great young people about to complete their first year of medical school. This is one of those events
Acromegaly (part 1)
This is part one of an upcoming series of podcasts by Dr. Blevins on Acromegaly exclusively produced for Pituitary Word News. From the early 90’s, where very few options existed for the treatment of Acromegaly,
Doctors, patients, research and teaching
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr MD – A “triple threat” used to be a term to describe the consummate academic physician who, second to none, possessed excellent teaching skills, demonstrated a successful productive research program,
Adrenal Insufficiency
Podcast – Adrenal insufficiency is the inability of the Adrenal Gland to perform its usual functions. In this exclusive podcast, Dr. Blevins explains the concept of adrenal insufficiency and shares his perspectives and approach to treatment.
Lab tests in Endocrinology
In this podcast Dr Blevins reviews some of the concepts that relate to the interpretation of lab tests results in endocrinology. He uses T4, TSH and Igf-1 tests to illustrate some of the key points
Hormone replacement in women – Part 2
Podcast – Our series on hormone replacement for women continues in this podcast by Dr. Lewis Blevins. Photo: “Purple flower closeup” by Arturo Mann – Own Work + Garden. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via
Female Hormone Replacement – Part 1
Podcast – This is part one of a series of Pituitary World News Podcasts on female hormone replacement.
From Berkeley Wellness: Can you trust Health News?
Reporting health news isn’t easy, especially when journalists have short deadlines and limited space to parse research that’s frequently complex, nuanced, and laced with caveats. On top of that, there’s often the temptation—for scientists, press
Excess mortality associated with hypopituitarism in adults
Podcast – In this informational podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins describes the findings of a meta-analysis from observational studies done in the UK. Patients with hypopituitarism have an increased mortality rate mostly related to cardiovascular disorders. These
Tech and pituitary conditions: Our community speaks.
From Pituitary World News co-founder J D Faccinetti – A few months ago we published a one-question survey asking our readers their thoughts, experiences and wisdom about today’s technology in their everyday management of pituitary
“Can’t you just look at my labs?”
An Op Ed form Lewis S Blevins, Jr. M.D. – on the review of laboratory results….good medicine? I couldn’t tell you the number of times each year I hear that question posed by patients who