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A round-up of the latest news
April 10, 2024
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The genetics of pituitary adenomas
June 26, 2017
From Jorge D Faccinetti – cofounder. From the National Institutes of Health – (NIH), US National Library of Medicine, comes the “Genetics Home Reference; Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions”. This is an outstanding resource to help
Briefing: A Health and Wellness news roundup for people dealing with pituitary disease
June 2, 2017
From the PWN research desk, another group of interesting articles on health and wellness specifically selected for those interested in – and affected by – pituitary disease. Can compassion lead to wellness? Does helping others bring
From our research desk: a series of articles on subjects of interest to pituitary patients, their families and physicians.
May 31, 2017
Read this series of articles on subjects of interest to pituitary patients, their families and physicians including the patient’s perspective on diagnosis, rheumatic and bone disorders, undetected pituitary tumors, and mild traumatic brain injuries and pituitary
Reporting from the 2016 UCSF Conference on Pituitary Disease: Advances in Diagnosis and Management
October 26, 2016
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
Scanning the websphere for interesting things
July 21, 2016
From time to time we scan the Websphere in search of interesting information and news for people living and dealing with pituitary conditions. Enjoy! From Buzz Feed Stephanie M. Lee reports on Apple iPhone’s effort
Hyponatremia after Pituitary Surgery.
July 21, 2016
From Lewis S Blevins Jr. MD: A 37-year-old woman presented with visual compromise and headache. MRI demonstrated a 2.0 cm cystic pituitary lesion thought to be representative of a Rathke’s cleft cyst. Pituitary functions were
Infertility and the pituitary
July 11, 2016
This, the second podcast on infertility in patients with pituitary disorders, is a companion to the podcast on infertility and prolactinomas published May 26, 2016. Almost any disease of the pituitary, hypothalamus, or pituitary stalk
Your gift changes lives!
June 21, 2016
We know that the increased awareness of pituitary disease is directly related to the higher probability of early diagnosis. Early diagnosis means quality of life, and in many cases increased life expectancy. Awareness is power
Steroid doses and adrenal insufficiency
June 1, 2016
Learn about management and approaches to stress doses of steroids and adjustments in patients with adrenal insufficiency.
A PWN commentary: Compounding bioidentical hormones – Not the safest thing you can do
May 19, 2016
By Jorge D Faccinetti – cofounder – San Francisco, CA – May 2016 – A recent article from the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) on Compounded Bioidentical Hormones in Endocrinology Practice caught our
Diagnosing pituitary disease: patient views and perspectives
April 28, 2016
CLIK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE “PATIENT VIEWS AND PERSPECTIVES” COMPILATION FROM PITUITARY WORLD NEWS. From Jorge D Faccinetti – co-founder Pituitary World News – Rare diseases, particularly those that come from the pituitary, are
Hyponatremia: Advances in management
April 23, 2016
A lecture delivered at Internal Medicine Grand Rounds by Dr. Lewis Blevins at the University of California, Fresno March 2016.