Secretary of Defense concerned about low testosterone in the military
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is mandating testing of male troops over age 30 for low testosterone and will offer testosterone replacement therapy. Many endocrinologists say this approach is problematic. Read more: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/07/hegseth-wants-a-high-t-military-doctors-call-it-a-clinical-minefield/
The Endocrine Society issue statement in the wake of Hegseth’s announcement:
Pituitary story: Lionel Messi
Soccer mega-star Lionel Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency as a child. Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/other/lionel-messi-overcame-growth-hormone-deficiency-as-a-child-a-condition-that-almost-derailed-his-football-dream/ar-AA280JJc
Vision issues in acromegaly
PNA member Dr. Maria Fleseriu is featured in an article in EverydayHealth.com about how acromegaly can affect a patient’s eyesight. Read more: https://www.everydayhealth.com/hormones-metabolic-disorders/how-acromegaly-can-affect-your-eyesight/
Delayed diagnosis of Cushing’s in Japanese children
An article in Cushing’s Disease News looks at a study that found Japanese children often face delays in diagnosis of Cushing’s disease, but many are successfully treated with surgery. Read more: https://cushingsdiseasenews.com/news/japanese-children-face-long-delays-cushings-disease-diagnosis/
Pituitary story: Idaho teen battles germinoma near pituitary gland
Delayed puberty and growth, combined with diabetes insipidus, led doctors to diagnose a 16-year-old boy from Idaho with a germ cell tumor near his pituitary gland. Read more: https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/blog/2026/07/college-bound-16-year-old-didnt-let-germinoma-get-him-down.html
Pituitary surgery story: Transsphenoidal surgery at Walter Reed
A story in the Times of India highlights the work of an Indian American pituitary surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland: Major Jagatkumar “J.” Patel, and his colleague Army neurosurgeon Lt. Col. Charles Miller. Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/health/indian-american-army-surgeon-removes-golf-ball-sized-brain-tumour-through-a-patients-nose-avoiding-open-skull-surgery/amp_articleshow/132781973.cms
Experts play down the idea of “male menopause”
An article in the Kansas City Star explains that men do not experience a sharp drop-off in hormones in the same way women do; the process is more gradual. Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/living/article316673842.html
The same reporter looks at testosterone replacement therapy in an article in the Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/living/article316675898.html