News Articles March 2024
Comedian Amy Schumer battles Cushing’s
Actress and comedian Amy Schumer revealed that she has been dealing with exogenous Cushing’s Syndrome, apparently triggered by steroid shots. Read more:
Here is a Q and A about it from the University of Virginia: Read more:
4th dose of Pfizer Covid vaccine linked to expansion of pituitary tumor
The Journal Cureus features a case report from Thailand about a woman who experienced sudden blindness after taking the 4th Pfizer Covid vaccine. Doctors believe it caused a pre-existing pituitary tumor to enlarge and press on her optic chiasm Read more here:
Article on the case report: Read more here:
Pituitary Journey: Headaches, enlarged hands lead to diagnosis
An article in ClickonDetroit.com tells the story of a woman who suffered from debilitating headaches for more than a year, and then started noticing her hands aan feet were getting bigger. After multiple trips to the doctor and the emergency room, she demanded an MRI, and that’s when she got the diagnosis: acromegaly. Read more here:
News Articles February 2024
Touch Endo Newsletter
The latest newsletter from Touch Endo covers a range of topics, including research on diagnosing pituitary tumors, treating diabetes, lessening symptoms of menopause, and promoting liver health. Read more here:
Banned Growth Hormone Linked to Transmission of Alzheimer’s
A study published in the Journal Nature looks at the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in patients injected with cadaver-derived pituitary growth hormone, which was banned in 1985 after some patients developed Creuztfeldt-Jakob disease. It is the first documentation of the transmissibility of Alzheimer’s Read more here:
Here is an article that explains why this is unlikely to happen again. Read more here:
U.K. Soccer Player Battles Acromegaly
An article in the Leicester Mercury tells the story of Tom Mayor, a semi-pro goalkeeper diagnosed with acromegaly. Read more here:
Can A-I Help Write Medical Case Reports?
An article in on Cureus.com presents a case study of a child with Rathke’s Cleft Cyst, written using artificial intelligence, in this case ChatGPT. The author concludes that ChatGPT produced some helpful tables, it “has limitations in answering questions, particularly in providing specific data and addressing individual cases.” Read more here:
News Articles January 2024
Woman diagnosed with pituitary tumor after nose, feet grow
A woman in the U.K. ignored her fatigue and headaches for years, but saw a doctor after her nose and feet kept getting bigger. That led to the discovery of a pituitary tumor that had been present for 20 years. Read more here:
Pituitary history: the man who grew from 4’ to 7’8”
An article on the site Boing Boing explores the case of Adam Rainer, an Austrian man born in 1899 whose acromegaly caused him to start out at the unusually small adult height of 4 feet tall – and then grow to a height of 7’8”. He underwent surgery but sadly passed away at age 51. Read more here:
Research links oxytocin to sex addiction
A study done by researchers in Cypress and Sweden found high oxytocin levels in men suffering from hypersexual disorder. Read more here:
Study looks at link between neurological complications and obesity
Researchers are looking into a case study where severe obesity may have set the stage for intracranial pressure, which may have caused neurological conditions such as flattened posterior globes and an empty sella. Read more here:
Can the covid vaccine lead to pituitary enlargement? A case study.
An article in Cureus looks at a case study of a woman whose pituitary enlarged after she received a fourth Covid-19 vaccine. Read more here:
News Articles December 2023
Effect of Antipsychotics on Prolactinoma Growth
A study featured in Cureus looks the effect of antipsychotic medications on prolactinoma growth and found that when a patient stops taking risperidone, haloperidol, thioridazine, or amisulpride, prolactin levels in the blood drop. The drop is less pronounced with clozapine, aripiprazole, and olanzapine Read more here:
Pituitary Story: Changes in Jawline Lead to Diagnosis of Acromegaly
An article in 9news.com tells the story of a 32-year-old Australian woman, Shari Dawson, whose first symptoms of acromegaly were changes to her jawline, nose and shoe size. Dawson is now the general manager of the Australian Pituitary Foundation. Read more here:
Photos of Shari Dawson before and after her acromegaly diagnosis. (Shari Dawson)
Pituitary Journey: Lou Gramm, Singer for the group Foreigner
The singer for the group Foreigner, Lou Gramm, recently recalled his fight against a craniopharyngioma, as a younger man. Read more here:
4-year-old Ohio Boy Fights Pituitary Tumor
The community in Clermont County, Ohio is rallying around a four-year-old boy named Augus, who is fighting a pituitary tumor. Doctors say the tumor took up 45% of hie brain. Surgery to implant a reservoir left him blind in one eye Read more here:
News Articles November 2023
When an Ear Infection Turned Out to Be a Pituitary Tumor
A story in the Daily Mail follows the case of a woman who visited her general practitioner for an ear infection and ended up being diagnosed with a pituitary tumor. Read more here:
Study: Cushing’s More Often Diagnosed in Pre-pubertal Boys than Girls
A study out of Turkey featured in Cushing’s Disease News finds that Cushing’s disease was diagnosed more often in prepubertal boys than girls, a reverse of what is seen in adults. The study also found that one third of benign pituitary tumors did not show up on MRI scans. Read more here:
Study: Therapeutic Touch and Music Improves Sleep in Menopausal Women
A study in the Journal Menopause finds that therapeutic touch and soothing music can improve sleep in menopausal women. Read more here:
British TV Star Discusses Pregnancy Battle with Hypophysitis
Emma Weymouth, a British reality star known for the show “Strictly Come Dancing”, discusses her diagnosis of hypophysitis during pregnancy. Read more here:
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News Articles October 2023
Study: Pituitary Tumor Removal Surgery Safe in Patients over 75 An article in Express Healthcare Management looks at a study from France that found that surgery to remove a pituitary adenoma is safe for patients over age 75, with a low rate of complications. Read...
News Articles September 2023
Acromegalics More Likely to Have Diabetes, Cardiac Issues An article in Healio looks at a study that found that people with acromegaly suffer at a higher rate from a long list of conditions, including diabetes and hypertension. Read more: Isturisa Found Safe and...
News Articles August 2023
Extreme Weight Gain Leads to Cushing’s Diagnosis An article in the Daily Mail follows the story of a 35-year-old woman from the U.K. whose weight rose sharply over a few years, which led to a diagnosis of Cushing’s Disease. Read more: IGF-1 May Be Linked to Bone...
News Articles July 2023
When is “Too Short” a Medical Issue? An article in Romper looks at parents’ reaction to their child’s small stature and explains what qualifies as official “short stature” and what to do if you suspect a medical cause. Read more: Study: Annual Re-scans Not Necessary...
News Articles June 2023
Pituitary Story: Olympic Surfer Battles Pituitary Tumor An article in the Sydney Morning Herald tells the story of Costa Rican pro-surfer Brisa Hennessy’s battle with a pituitary tumor. Read more: Photo courtesy of Troy Williams/Wikimedia Commons Pituitary...
News Articles May 2023
WWE Wrestler Discusses his Pituitary Journey WWE Wrestler Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin, known as Omos or the Nigerian Giant, discusses his diagnoses of acromegaly and a form of Cushings, along with his two neurosurgeries, in an article for The Sportster. Read more: ...
News Articles April 2023
Beware of Cortisol Misinformation on Social Media An article in Cushing’s Disease News warns of the problem of social media influencers who promote theories or products designed to lower cortisol levels. Read more:TikToks Fuel Interest in Cortisol The New York Times...
News Articles March 2023
Case Study Links Mifepristone in Cushing’s Patient to Liver Damage A study published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports looks at the experience of a woman with Cushing’s who was treated with Korylm (mifepristone) and who developed liver damage. Read more here: ...
Xeris Biopharma Announces FDA Grants Orphan-drug Exclusivity for Recorlev®
January 30, 2023 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2023-- Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: XERS), a growth-oriented biopharmaceutical company committed to improving patient lives by developing and commercializing innovative products across a range of...
News Articles February 2023
Bones of 18th Century Acromegalic Taken Off Museum Display The bones of an 18th century acromegalic Irish man named Charles Byrne were on display as a medical curiosity for 140 years before being taken off display, in accordance with his last wishes. Byrne was almost...
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