Podcasts
Knowledge and information are critical tools to affect early diagnosis in pituitary disease. Join Dr. Lewis Blevins and Jorge D Faccinetti cofounders, as they navigate the wonders and complexities of pituitary conditions.
Mental Health challenges and opportunities in pituitary disease
The FDA listens to acromegaly patients
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.
Amplifying knowledge of Cushing’s; every day, every month, every year.
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.
A remarkable acromegaly story of transformation.
Today’s podcast is about our super athlete friend Risa August and her new book about her acromegaly experience, her life, and her 1,800 mile ride from Canada to Mexico.
A view from across the pond: The Spanish Endocrine Society Conference
Spain and Spanish-speaking countries have been our focus as we seek to develop more content in Spanish for our edition of Pituitary Word News in Español. Today’s podcasts covers part of the conference and shares my conversations with three world-renowned Spanish endocrinologists.
Our chat with Giacomo Chiesi
In today’s podcast, we talk with Giacomo Chiesi, Head of Global Rare Diseases at the Chiesi Group, where he leads a team in developing and marketing treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases.
Denials and other shenanigans: insurance companies and the games they play
Today’s’ podcast is a recording of the Pituitary World News talk program that aired live on November 16. The information comes directly from one of the busiest, most successful clinics in the world of pituitary disease. The podcast presents a real-world, honest, in-depth discussion of health insurance denials, how this practice affects patients and physicians, how they use guidelines to muddy the process, oppose individualized care, and question a specialist’s decision-making.
Veronica’s experience with a Prolactinoma
In today’s podcast, Veronica, an MBA graduate of Notre Dame University and law school student, tells us about her experience with a prolactinoma. What is interesting about this story is that in pituitary medicine, where delays in diagnosis and general unawareness are all too often the order of the day, this is a perfect example of how awareness and smart thinking make things work as they are supposed to.
Double pituitary adenomas: a case from Dr. Blevins clinic.
Podcast and Video: In today’s podcast and accompanying video, Dr. Blevins discusses and illustrates the case of a patient with a double pituitary adenoma.
Our Chat with Crinetics CEO Dr. Scott Struthers.
Today, Dr. Scott Struthers talks to PWN about paltusotine, their new once-a-day oral drug candidate, which recently completed phase 3 of the clinical trial.
Endocrine nursing: a panel discussion
Today, I am particularly thrilled about this podcast with a group of leading professional nurses who are educators, scientists, researchers, nurse practitioners, and graduate students.
Pituitary Grand Rounds: listen to the podcast and learn more
Listen to this podcast and learn more about this new groundbreaking educational program exclusively produced by Pituitary World News.