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PATIENT'S CORNER
Valuable Information and Thoughts for Patients and their Family Members
From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor: Various terms seem to be used today but most frequently, “telehealth” or “telemedicine”, are...
PODCASTS
A conversation with Dr. Sandeep Kunwar
Dr. Sandeep Kunwar is by all counts one of the most, if not the most, successful pituitary surgeon today. In this fascinating podcast, we talked about pituitary surgery,...
Two cases of disorders of ACTH
In today's podcast, Dr. Blevins focuses on a discussion of disorders of ACTH or Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in two recent cases from his practice. Adrenocorticotropic...
MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
BRIEFINGS
Briefings for August 2018
Interesting information and news for people living and dealing with pituitary conditions.
Leptin: According to experts increasing Leptin sensitivity may help in weight loss. There is still much...
EDITOR'S PICKS
Acromegaly 101: patient perspective
From the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Sharmyn McGraw sends us this article in which she asked leaders of various pituitary organizations, including Pituitary World News, their...
Pituitary news from around the world
The World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations (WAPO) recently published their December 2017 newsletter with news and activities from pituitary advocacy organizations from around the...
Growth Hormone Deficiency
From Lewis Blevins, MD
Introduction
Growth Hormone is a peptide hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland. Growth hormone-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus stimulates it's release...
CUSHING'S
PODCAST: A pituitary nurse story
Daphne Adelman is a clinical nurse specialist at Northwestern University. In her job at Northwestern, she manages and coordinates studies for pharmaceutical and National Institutes...
