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Today’s podcast covers my conversation with Jill Sisco, president of the Acromegaly Community, about the recent meetings with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US governmental entity responsible for approving new medications. Our conversation focuses on the original meeting held in 2021 and a recent listening session where the AC provided additional feedback to the FDA.
During these trying times, work continues, even at a faster pace, for new drugs and therapies for pituitary patients. From the J D Faccinetti, co-founder – We recently caught up with Crinetics Pharmaceuticals chairman Dr.
Important changes in telehealth visit regulations provide an excellent opportunity for patients to receive consultations from highly experienced specialists in pituitary disease. Read on! On Monday, November 16, 2020, doctors Lewis Blevins and Sandeep Kunwar
From J D Faccinetti and Lewis S Blevins, M.D. cofounders – Our focus today is on the effects of COVID-19 on pituitary patients’ access to, and utilization of healthcare as the pandemic continues to affect
Patients, advocacy, and healthcare organizations are promoting awareness of the condition around the world. The World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations WAPO Board decided to re-use the WAPO Acromegaly Awareness Campaign of 2019 to raise awareness on
Tell us what is like to live with acromegaly From J D Faccinetti – co-founder and chief editor: In the awareness business, coming up with new, fresh, creative ideas is essential to get your message across,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PITUITARY WORLD NEWS ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ITS SPANISH EDITION – SAN FRANCISCO: August 26, 2020. Co-founders Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. M.D., and J D Faccinetti announced today the launch of Pituitary
Acromegaly patients and healthcare providers worldwide can participate in this survey designed to provide information that may help improve quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of this initiative’s success will depend on your
On June 7th the patient support and advocacy group Acromegaly Community hosted another online presentation in its series, “Education by the Experts”. Linda M. Rio, a frequent contributor to PWN, was featured at the Acromegaly Community’s
From J D Faccinetti – co-founder – One of the unforeseen consequences of this crisis is how it has affected our editorial decisions, that is, deciding what to write and when to publish. The media
From the desk of J D Faccinetti Chairman, CEO and chief editor Pituitary World News. We recently published two COVID-19 related articles that focused on subjects that are very much in everyone’s mind. One was
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
The World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations (WAPO) will participate in the upcoming Cushing’s Support and Research Foundation (CSRF) conference slated for October 4 to 6 in Atlanta, Georgia. Muriel Marks, WAPO’s Executive Director, will present