As of now, few criteria exist for evaluation of physicians and their experiences with pituitary issues in general and tumors inparticular. The PNA, with the help of doctors and patients experienced with pituitary diseases and tumors, has compiled this list of simple,...
Symptoms Often individual symptoms get treated in today’s world, not underlying causes. If many of the following are present and are significant to you, talk with your doctor or find a doctor who is qualified to pursue further evaluation. Qualified physicians...
By Robert Knutzen, MBA And Annie Hamilton Pituitary Network Association Many of you are newbies to pituitary/hormonal disease and find yourselves in the same boat most us were rowing just a short time ago. We have attempted to shortcut the search for answers on most...
By Tammy Mazzella, PNA Recently a tweet caught my eye, and it reminded me about how important the right diagnosis really is. The tweet included a link to an article about misdiagnosis and how it is much more common than you think. Research shows that one in five...
The PNA has received an article that gives tips for pituitary patients on applying for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. This article was submitted by an advertising firm for attorneys who specialize in helping people apply for disability....
The PNA recently asked for feedback on questions you’d like to have answered. Below are some questions from one of our readers, each followed by an answer from Dr. Manish Aghi, an eminent neurosurgeon at UCSF and a member of the PNA. Question #1 I had a large...
This article is reprinted from The Neurosurgical Atlas courtesy of Dr. Aaron Cohen-Gadol a physician member of the Pituitary Network Association. The original article and Dr. Cohen-Gadol’s webinar You Have Been Diagnosed with a Pituitary Tumor, What Next? can be...
PNA Highlights July 2022 Happiness lies first of all in health. George William Curtis PNA Spotlight: Dr. Andre Beer Furlan This month the PNA Spotlight focuses on Dr. Andre Beer Furlan, a skull base and endovascular neurosurgeon at Moffitt Cancer Center and Assistant...
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...
