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.
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
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
Podcast – This is part one of a series of Pituitary World News Podcasts on female hormone replacement.
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
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
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
From J D Faccinetti Pituitary World News co-founder – We encourage you to visit our friends at the Berkeley Wellness Letter for great articles and advice on healthy eating, fitness, self care and much, much
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD – Vasopressin acts on the kidney to reabsorb water from the urine to restore plasma osmolarity to normal to prevent dehydration. Simple enough. Right? Hold on a minute! Our
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD – Ever wondered why your sense of thirst and the control of your diabetes insipidus reflected by the degree of polyuria might seem disconnected? Well, it’s because they are!
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr MD – One hundred ninety-eight persons completed our survey on diabetes insipidus. Approximately two-thirds of respondents reside in the United States whereas 14% live in Great Britain, 7% live in