News from the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF
From our friends at UCSF: Read this great update with links to articles on telemedicine for patients with pituitary disorders, making surgery safer during the...
On November 1 organizations around the world mark Acromegaly Day
Patients, advocacy, and healthcare organizations are promoting awareness of the condition around the world.
The World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations WAPO Board decided to re-use the...
You can help!
Our friend and contributor, Dr. Chris Yedinak, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Division of Skull Base and Cerebrovascular at the NW Pituitary Center, Oregon...
Alternative Cushing’s syndrome treatment
Grzegorz Rosiak, M.D., an interventional radiologist from Warsaw Medical University, sends us a recently published article, "Percutaneous Adrenal Gland Thermal Ablation," an alternative Cushing syndrome...
What is the World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations?
With the upcoming WAPO Summit slated for this October 3, we thought we'd give our audience around the world more information about the Summit...
Help improve acromegaly care around the world.
Acromegaly patients and healthcare providers worldwide can participate in this survey designed to provide information that may help improve quality of life during the...
The amazing possibilities of facial recognition technology.
Dr. Manel Puig Domingo, a leading endocrinologist in Barcelona, is doing important work on facial recognition and biometrics to see if this technology is...
How do muscles change?
Note: Muscle weakness affects the quality of life in people with acromegaly. Doctora Elena Valassi takes a fascinating look at what happens to muscles...
The critical need for adrenal insufficiency awareness
If you'd like to learn more about Addison's disease, here's a perfect opportunity to do so. The Advanced Practice in Endocrinology Nursing is a comprehensive...
Managing stress and emotional well being
The Chilean pituitary patient advocacy group, Corapehi presents information on the use of traditional Chinese medicine techniques to aid in managing stress and improve...
