UCSF Neurosurgeon Dr. Manish Aghi, MD, Ph.D. Professor of Neurological Surgery UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences presents “Endoscopic surgery for sellar and parasellar tumors – Lessons learned in the OR and laboratory.”
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Big news for acromegaly!
September 10, 2023
San Diego, California-based Crinetics Pharmaceutical announced today that its novel investigational drug paltusotine maintained IGf-1 levels in patients who switched from monthly injectables
Online behavior: another concerning look
July 10, 2023
In a recent JAMA Network article covering the COVID-19 pandemic, 23.3% of physicians reported personal attacks on social media. Online bullying and social media harassment are nothing new, but this behavior, plus considerable misinformation, makes disseminating helpful, accurate content an ongoing challenge.
Rare Disease Day
February 27, 2022
On February 28, many organizations that advocate for cures, therapies, drugs, and critically early diagnosis for the known 7000 plus rare diseases join forces to focus on rare diseases. We support rarediseaseday.org and the many
The ride for acromegaly
June 8, 2021
From Jorge D. Faccinetti – co-founder. With a pituitary disease like acromegaly, Cushing’s, hypopituitarism, and others, or for that matter, any other chronic condition, a big part of the battle is to get up every
Hypercortisolism Emerging Clinical Insights
June 7, 2021
A presentation from Lewis Blevins, M.D. Pituitary World News cofounder and Medical Director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF on the emerging clinical insights of hypercortisolism. Click here to view the presentation.
Telemedicine and COVID-19, insights from our survey
December 28, 2020
Not surprisingly, COVID-19 appears to have significantly impacted pituitary patients’ access to healthcare. Our brief survey elicited information from respondents on their experiences and attitudes towards obtaining healthcare via telemedicine. Dr. Blevins shares the findings
Should we answer surveys, share our experiences, participate in drug trials, engage with others?
December 14, 2020
Joining a new drug trial, for example, is an action that can benefit many affected with a disease, particularly with a rare disease, where finding enough people for an adequate sample is very challenging.
The critical need for adrenal insufficiency awareness
May 29, 2020
If you’d like to learn more about Addison’s disease, here’s a perfect opportunity to do so. The Advanced Practice in Endocrinology Nursing is a comprehensive resource on Adrenal Insufficiency and three chapters from the book are
Things to think about: Coming up on Pituitary World News
April 14, 2020
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
A word about comments
April 6, 2020
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
Opinion: The Pandemic of Poor Communications
March 6, 2020
At the risk of adding to the Coronavirus news frenzy we’re experiencing, I thought this piece from Gil Bashe, a health communication writer, deserved to be noted. His article points to the substandard job the health
Will we ever be able to use stem cells to regenerate the pituitary gland?
December 5, 2019
A commentary from Dr. Lewis S Blevins Jr. co-founder – I was recently asked if I felt that we would ever be able to use stem cells to regenerate the pituitary gland. Frankly, the answer is