After years of clinical suspicion, large studies confirm elevated risk across multiple cancers From Lewis S Blevins Jr., MD – Professor of Neurological Surgery, Medical Director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF
Dr. Blevins Corner
Medical comments from Dr. Lewis Blevins MD. Director Center for Pituitary Disorders at University California San Francisco
What’s going on in a doctors life.
April 23, 2016
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr. MD – Let me tell you about my day. I hear about yours. In fact, on most Tuesdays, I see 20 patients. So, I hear about a lot of things.
Pituitary Gland Development and Disease: From Stem Cell to Hormone Production
March 23, 2016
From Dr. Lewis Blevins: For those of you interested in pituitary stem cells, pituitary development, etc., take a look at this link for a great treatise. “Many aspects of pituitary development have become better understood
Insights: Adrenal Insufficiency
February 1, 2016
From Lewis S Blevins Jr, MD – I define hypopituitarism as the partial or the complete deficiency of one or more anterior pituitary hormones. As a result of how this all works, patients can have
Clinical reasoning in a recent Acromegaly case
February 1, 2016
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – I recently addressed a question regarding normal oral glucose suppression test results in a patient who reportedly looked as if they had acromegaly. I wanted to share my
Clinical presentation of pituitary disease
December 14, 2015
In this exclusive Pituitary World News podcast Dr. Blevins discusses the intricacies of diagnosing pituitary disorders. He talks about how physicians sort through the myriad of symptoms and signs and make clinical decisions about how
Cushing’s disease and IPSS.
November 27, 2015
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – Ninety per-cent of ACTH-dependent causes of hypercortisolism are related to pituitary adenoma. The remaining 10% are related to ectopic, or non pituitary, sources of ACTH secretion. One-third of
Evaluation of the use of the Late Night Salivary Cortisol (LNSC) test
November 9, 2015
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – Researchers at Harvard Medical School have reported their results on the evaluation of the use of the Late Night Salivary Cortisol (LNSC) in the evaluation of patients who
Pituitary cysts
September 15, 2015
Learn facts about pituitary cysts—what they are, how they’re diagnosed, & when treatment is needed. Read more from Dr. Lewis Blevins here.
Testosterone replacement therapy in patients with male hypogonadism.
August 23, 2015
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr MD – I spoke at a conference recently regarding testosterone replacement therapy in patients with male hypogonadism. It was unusual conference populated by pharmacists, doctors of pharmacy, key decision makers for
Hypothyroidism and certain cardiac abnormalities
August 5, 2015
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr, MD – Hypothyroidism may be associated with certain cardiac abnormalities. One of the more common manifestations is bradycardia which is a slow heart rate. First-degree atrioventricular block and other electrical
Your guide to underactive thyroid – the true ‘Low T.’
August 5, 2015
In this US News and World Report an article, Hypothyroidism: What It Means for You, by Lisa Esposito, Dr. Lewis Blevins co-founder of Pituitary World News and colleagues discuss the intricate facts of Hypothyroidism, its causes, tests,
From our worth sharing files
July 2, 2015
From J D Faccinetti Pituitary World News Co Founder – We recently asked our readers to test their radiological skills. This patient gave Dr Blevins permission to post an image of her MRI. Using our Facebook feed he