From JD Faccinetti, co-founder and chief editor – I like to ramble, so here it goes. I was musing about how unique and essential this little gland is—the size of a pea, the pituitary runs almost
Patients’ Corner
News and information for patients.
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency: a talk with Dr. Kevin Yuen
An amazing diagnosis story
If you don’t think it is essential to let someone know that you suspect they may have a pituitary condition, then please watch this video. The video in this article is an amazing acromegaly diagnosis
The voice of the patient in action.
Breakthrough symptoms & continued growth with controlled igf1. It probably ties into igf1 assays/variables not being reliable or checked as often as needed “Took me 12 years to find someone to remove mine because of
Sharing knowledge: a Pituitary World News vital objective.
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr. M.D. co-founder – An insatiable quest for knowledge is a good thing and, especially when dealing with medical issues. Physicians have, since the beginning of time, gathered in order to share
Update! New videos in our series on pituitary radiology
We continue to periodically publish videos of pituitary MRI’s with discussions on the images in an effort to make people more familiar with these studies, help in the understanding of these images, what you see, and
Introducing a comprehensive, outstanding text book for endocrine nursing
This first-ever book published for endocrine nursing provides a comprehensive guide for nurses practicing in any area of endocrinology at any level of expertise. Endocrinology Nursing is a fast-developing specialty with nurses performing advanced roles
A video education series on pituitary radiology
Reading Pituitary MRI’s from Lewis S Blevins Jr., M.D. – Accurate interpretation and use of MRI images of the pituitary in patients with pituitary disorders are skills that require decades of medical practice to develop
Don’t miss the taped presentations from the Acromegaly Community Conference
Watch the taped presentations from the Acromegaly Community Conference! We are thrilled to bring you the taped representations from our live coverage of the Acromegaly Community conference. This years’ conference was packed with great presentations from
Meet our friend and awesome patient advocate Sharmyn McGraw
A note from J D Faccinetti, co-founder. Today we want to highlight some of the work Sharmyn is doing and tell you about her website Hormones 411. Sharmyn has a compelling story about her experiences with
Important news and information for people dealing with pituitary disorders
From the editor’s desk: Hypothyroidism and musculoskeletal pain: Joint and bone pain is one of those subjects we cover extensively at PWN. This article from Health advocate Dana Trentini (Hypothyroid Mom) does an excellent job
The susceptibility of social media groups to believe and advocate for false, erroneous, and sometimes dangerous information.
From PWN Co-founder J D Faccinetti – In a recent paper from the National Academies of Science of the United States of America, “The spreading of misinformation online”the authors made quite a dire statement. “Digital
The Importance of Being Believed
From the desk of PWN contributor Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist – I received a call last week from a man who read one of my articles about how pituitary disorders are linked