Cushing’s syndrome is a disorder that occurs when your body makes too much of the hormone cortisol over a long period of time. Cortisol is sometimes called the “stress hormone” because it helps your body respond to stress.
From the desk of PWN cofounder Lewis S. Blevins Jr. M.D. – I’ve always been fascinated with the history of medicine. It’s one of the things that led me to this profession in the first
Corcept Therapeutics moves forward with a groundbreaking advertising campaign to increase awareness of Cushing’s by focusing on the results of recent research conducted by the company that shows that almost 25% of people with difficult-to-treat Type-2 diabetes may, in fact, have Cushing’s Syndrome, which could, also be the underlying cause of the diabetes.
The latest news from Corcept Therapeutics on their Phase 3 GRACE clinical trial clinical trial is excellent. The drug relacorilant significantly reduced high blood pressure and blood sugar levels in people with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome.
On today’s podcast and Cushing’s awareness day and month, we bring you a few excerpts from our soon-to-be-released new book on Cushing’s. The book’s author and Pituitary World News cofounder, Dr. Lewis Blevins, reads from a few selected chapters to give insight into the book’s content.
From the desk of Jorge D. Faccinetti – chief editor and co-founder – I am thrilled to announce that Pituitary World News co-founder Dr. Lewis Blevins has been working on a new book on Cushing’s
From the desk of Dr. Lewis Blevins comes a review of three important studies on Cushing’s Syndrome: Paediatric Cushing syndrome: a prospective, multisite, observational cohort study – The authors of this study report the largest
Our thanks to Corcept Therapeutics for sharing this enlightening panel discussion of the evolution of hypercortisolism moderated by Mike Evans, Senior Director of Commercial Insights at Corcept.
In this brief podcast, Dr. Blevins relates a fascinating Cushings case to talk about the importance of understanding disease patterns and how depth of knowledge gives physicians the critical skills to recognize unusual conditions.
If you have Cushing’s and take Recordati’s new drug Isturisa, there are two websites, Cushing’s Inspirations and Cushing’s Conversations, where you can share your story and connect with others. The sites are designed to engage and connect people
With today’s podcasts from this week’s live-talk show, Dr. Blevins recaps our content dedicated to Global Cushing’s month with a talk about two fascinating recent Cushing cases from his practice. He also touches on some very interesting caveats about thyroid hormone replacement.
Listen to this fascinating discussion of adrenal Cushing’s or hypercortisolism as Dr. Lewis Blevins walks us through the disease’s characteristics, biochemistry, and treatment options. In the talk, he focuses on different conditions, including adrenal adenomas, adrenal cancer, adrenal hyperplasia, and other related diseases like Carney Complex and McCune-Albright syndrome.