News and information for patients.
From JD Faccinetti, co-founder and chief editor – I like to ramble, so here it goes. I was musing about how unique and essential this little gland is—the size of a pea, the pituitary runs almost
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 Jorge D Faccinetti, cofounder – People with pituitary conditions, particularly those who suffered a long time before they received a correct diagnosis, often deal with a multitude of debilitating symptoms and related conditions. For all people,
News from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) annual conference. From Linda M. Rio, MA Marriage & Family Therapist and PWN contributor – Last weekend I had the privilege of giving a
From Jorge D Faccinetti – cofounder Pituitary World News – In today’s podcasts we talk with Jill Sisco president of the Acromegaly Community, a leading acromegaly patient support group. Our candid discussion centers around patient support,
Seems like the perennial question. From the Cleveland Clinic comes this is handy infographic that compares the pain-relieving and fever-fighting abilities of acetaminophen and ibuprofen. They also compare side effects, toxicity and other risks. The graphic
From JD Faccinetti – cofounder – A recent A Monmouth University Polling Institute Survey conducted March 2 – 5 of 810 adults in the US, recently published in Endocrine News, showed that 51% of Americans prefer
From Jorge D. Faccinetti – cofounder – Someone once noted that if you go to the internet to diagnose yourself, you will come away thinking that you have a life expectancy of three or four
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 PWN founders Dr. Lewis Blevins and Jorge D. Faccinetti – Like all organizations, from time to time, we undertake planning and look to the future to create new innovative ways to get our message
From the desk of Jorge D Faccinetti – cofounder – Chances are a good chunk of the information published on this site will be of great help to our pituitary over-50 crowd. The website, which
From J D Faccinetti, cofounder – My yearly encounter with JMP medical students was last week. This was my 5th consecutive year presenting an acromegaly patients case study at the UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Medical School program.
