The #MeToo Movement and Pituitary Disorders
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist – This past weekend I participated, along with thousands of women and men in the Women’s March. I had the distinct honor to be accompanied by not
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Ancient Peru, Incas and acromegaly
As some of you may know, my first cousin Carol Mackie Passera, who lives in the Patagonia region of Argentina and who developed acromegaly about the same time I did (read more here), runs a
From the European Society of Endocrinology: a pituitary update
The European Society of Endocrinology recently published a pituitary update with several interesting presentations. Of particular note, for those of you interested in the genetics of acromegaly, is a presentation by Albert Beckers a Belgian
Reporting from the 2016 UCSF Conference on Pituitary Disease: Advances in Diagnosis and Management
From Jorge D Faccinetti – cofounder – Once again this past weekend I had the privilege of presenting the patient perspective and experiences to a group of physicians including endocrinologists, primary care docs, and other
Weekly briefings
From the PWN editor’s desk, today we introduce weekly briefings, a series of noteworthy developments on health, wellness and general interest stories for people living and dealing with pituitary conditions. From Obesity News Today: Researchers targeting
Pituitary tumors and heredity
Some pituitary tumors occur as a result of heritable conditions. Dr. Korbonits and her group have remarkably advanced our understanding of the genetics of inherited pituitary disorders. She has elucidated the genetic cause of acromegaly