Patient Story: Shifting Bite Leads to Diagnosis of Acromegaly A story in the New York Times tells the story of a woman who kept having problems with her bite. The dentist filed her teeth but sent her for and MRI when the jaw shifted again. That’s when a technician saw...
Scott Hamilton Bikes 444 miles for Cancer Research A longtime friend of the PNA, Olympic ice skater Scott Hamilton, recently finished a 444-mile bike ride to raise money for glioblastoma cancer research. Hamilton overcame a pituitary tumor and testicular cancer. The...
Pituitary Journey: Cushing’s Disease Today.com published a feature about a Georgia woman’s fight to for a diagnosis of Cushing’s disease. The article also quotes PNA member Dr. Nelson Oyesiku, who performed her surgery. Read more: Pituitary Failure and COVID An...
Endrocrine System Disrupted by COVID-19 An article in Medscape shows that ACE-2 receptors in endocrine glands are a gateway to the cells for COVID-19, particularly affecting patients with diabetes. Read more: Promising Treatments for Cushing’s Two articles in...
Pituitary Story: Getting Your Life Back After Cushing’s Disease A 23-year-old Florida college student underwent surgery for Cushing’s Disease. Read more: Pituitary Hormone Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease A study in the Journal Nature finds that blocking the FSH hormone...
Ohio State Opens New Cancer Trials Dozens of new cancer trials are now open at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James). If you would like more information or are interested in...
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