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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
An acromegaly story all the way from Patagonia, Argentina From J D Faccinetti – Pituitary World News co-founder – Carol Mackie Passera (Passera is her married name) is my second cousin. Our maternal grandmothers were
The frequent frustrations of pituitary conditions are sometimes expressed in a raw, unedited, totally honest way. Rachel’s frustrations, I’m sure, are not unique to the UK and probably a lot more commonplace in all of
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist – A young woman called me last year to make an appointment. She told me she had recently had endoscopic neurosurgery for craniopharyngioma. She was suffering
From J D Faccinetti Pituitary World News Co Founder – We recently asked our readers to test their radiological skills. This patient gave Dr Blevins permission to post an image of her MRI. Using our Facebook feed he
An amazing interview by Terry Gross, Host of NPR program Fresh Air on the recent publication of Dr Henry Marsh’s book “Do No Harm”. On this podcast, Terry uses her unique style in a fascinating
From J D Faccinetti – Berkeley, CA – May 2015. Last week I met another group of great young people about to complete their first year of medical school. This is one of those events
Reporting health news isn’t easy, especially when journalists have short deadlines and limited space to parse research that’s frequently complex, nuanced, and laced with caveats. On top of that, there’s often the temptation—for scientists, press
From Pituitary World News co-founder J D Faccinetti – A few months ago we published a one-question survey asking our readers their thoughts, experiences and wisdom about today’s technology in their everyday management of pituitary
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD – Ever wondered why your sense of thirst and the control of your diabetes insipidus reflected by the degree of polyuria might seem disconnected? Well, it’s because they are!
An article from Marriage and Family Therapist, Mental Health expert and author Linda M. Rio, MA, LMFT – As a mental health clinician my job is to listen to the sometimes intense and very personal emotions
From our friend and former Miss Nevada Christina O’Neil-Bourne – A remarkable visual of Christina’s latest challenge with Pituitary disease. The photo on the right was taken recently. Living with pituitary disease is not just about
Form J D Faccinetti – So last week, lo and behold, I got a call from a doctor I know. Yes, this is one of the doctors from the group that missed my condition for so