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.
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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.
The benefits of growth hormone replacement
Our third podcast in this Growth Hormone replacement series of four covers the benefits you might expect from treatment. Dr. Blevins also explains his views on the risks involved and touches on the risk/benefit issues related to
Symptoms and signs of growth hormone deficiency
In this second podcast on GH deficiency, Dr. Blevins explains the clinical symptoms and signs of this disorder. “Abstracts (2) (Imagicity 1096)” by Graham Crumb/Imagicity.com. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia
Diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency
In this first of a series on Growth Hormone deficiency, Dr Lewis Blevins focuses on definition, diagnosis, and setting the stage for future podcasts on GH Deficiency. The series will cover the clinical characteristics of
Prolactinomas
Listen to Dr Blevins insights and approaches to prolactinomas photo by P. Breitenbach – modified by PWN
Hyperprolactinemia
In this podcast Dr Blevins discusses Prolactin and Prolactin excess. Image: 3d structure of prolactin from two orthogonal viewpoints.
You asked (session 1)
This is the first in a series of Podcast that we’ll call “You Asked”, where we share answers to your questions. Through our Facebook page feed we asked you to submit questions for Dr. Blevins.
Insights on Diabetes Insipidus
This podcast focuses on fluid, electrolyte disorders and hyponatremia in a case of a patient with Diabetes Insipidus (DI). Photo by Clark
More on the Diabetes Insipidus Survey
Several months ago we published a survey on Diabetes Insipidus where we asked you to contribute your experiences. In that survey, among other questions, we asked you what you wanted others to know about Diabetes
The doctor-patient relationship
This is our first podcast on what we hope it will be a continuing series of discussions on how doctors and patients interact. Through these discussions we hope to learn from our readers and doctors
Acromegaly (part 2)
In part 2 of our series on Acromegaly Dr. Blevins deals with Dopamine Agonists, a class of drugs used in the treatment of acromegaly. Stay tuned for part 3 in the series coming up very
Acromegaly (part 1)
This is part one of an upcoming series of podcasts by Dr. Blevins on Acromegaly exclusively produced for Pituitary Word News. From the early 90’s, where very few options existed for the treatment of Acromegaly,
Adrenal Insufficiency
Podcast – Adrenal insufficiency is the inability of the Adrenal Gland to perform its usual functions. In this exclusive podcast, Dr. Blevins explains the concept of adrenal insufficiency and shares his perspectives and approach to treatment.