By Danielle Bradshaw from In the Cloud Copy The Swiss-born pharmaceutical company, Novartis, has been given permission by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin distributing their oral…
As originally reported in Biospace, Cushing disease, a disease due to excessive cortisol, has recently had its first ever treatment option approved by the FDA for adult patients who are…
According to a story from Healio, Cushing's disease, a cause of Cushing's syndrome, can still be a deadly disease if it remains untreated. However, recent developments in the treatment of…
According to a story from Cushing's Disease News, a recent study has confirmed that repeated transsphenoidal surgery can be effective in treating Cushing's disease in patients that have experienced remission…
According to a story from the CushieBlog, a recent study has found that a certain surgical procedure may be the best course of treatment for patients with Cushing's disease whose…
According to a publication from Healio, recent breakthroughs in medical science have renewed hopes of finding a cure for the rare Cushing disease. Dr. Shlomo Melmed, dean and executive Vice…
The United States Food and Drug Administration has awarded twelve research grants worth a total of over $18 million for research into rare diseases. For more information about this news,…
Jordy Cernik isn't afraid of anything. It's not that he has some kind of super ability that makes him fearless or special secret agent training that defies normal reactions to…
According to a new study, pregnant women with high levels of cortisol and high blood pressure may have Cushing's disease. Although Cushing's is rare during a woman's pregnancy, the conclusion…
Sunday, April 8th is Cushing Awareness Day! Cushing syndrome (also known as hypercortisolism, not be confused with its sub-form Cushing disease) is an endocrine disorder characterized by excessive cortisol levels…
A recently published scientific letter in the Spanish medical journal, Endocrinología, Diabetes y Nutrición draws a link between the combined use of inhaled steroids and liver enzyme blockers and the development…
If you or someone you love has Cushing Disease (often confused with the umbrella term, Cushing Syndrome), you've probably heard about microadenas. Microadenas are the tiny, benign tumors that develop…
Natalie Stokes was always the curvy one in her group of friends. But when she started putting on more and more weight despite cutting down to only 1,000 calories a…
We’ve all heard the expression, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” I once used it as an excuse to get out of drawing a new cover to Beowulf as…
The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland that acts as the body’s “master control” and governs the functioning of almost all of the other endocrine organs in the body. These are…
The World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations unites the pituitary patient community and as one of our partners, they sent us their latest newsletter! In it, you can read the chairperson's report,…
The Endocrine Society's Endo 2017 is the world's largest endocrine science presentation. Attendees will be able to network, learn about the newest product and technology updates, listen to thought-leaders, and…
I read the most AMAZING post—and I mean AMAZING post (I am not kidding! OMG!) written by a woman who has been living with Cushing’s disease for less than 5…
I’ve been fat before, but when I was back in 2007, I never felt PHAT—as in “pretty hot and tempting.” So when I read the post about a fabulous, young…
In sharp contrast to my other two posts recently about the power of humor in living with Cushing’s disease, my heart goes out to another woman, a mom who’s had…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! Do you wish you can take a day off from your rare disease? What about when it seems like it's getting to be too much and…
Here at Patient Worthy, we believe in the power of patients. We know that sometimes information you get from someone who shares your disease is exactly the information you need. Hearing another…
According to Hershel Raff, Ph.D, a professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Cushing syndrome is one of the most difficult diseases to diagnose. Raff maintains that by using a…
In my humble opinion, the Urology Care Foundation has set the standard when it comes to providing factual information about Cushing’s syndrome (CS). And if you or your loved one…
Have you experienced unexplained, sudden weight gain? Or, despite the number of times you’ve faithfully stuck to a diet, have you failed to lose weight? If either or both of these…
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