Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
People with Cushing's disease have a benign pituitary tumor or pituitary growth that, when triggered, overproduced adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Too much ACTH causes the body to also overproduce cortisol. Known as…
April 8, 2023 will be recognized as Cushing's Awareness Day, a time to help spread awareness among the general public and the medical community about Cushing's syndrome and Cushing's disease,…
Cushing’s disease (or Cushing disease) occurs when a benign pituitary growth or tumor leads to the overproduction of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). As ACTH is overproduced, the body also begins…
Written by Muriël Marks, Executive Director, World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations History Between 2012-2014, Novartis started to send out personal invitations to acromegaly and Cushing’s patient advocates to represent their…
According to a story from waff.com, Juliana Goode was first diagnosed with Cushing's disease in September 2018. It was an unusual case as Juliana is a teenager and the illness…
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 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,…
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…
I watched a very cool video that follows one woman’s quest to finally get the answers she needs. Ultimately, it led to her diagnosis and subsequent treatment for Cushing’s disease.…
A gymnast must be in top form to participate in competitions. As reported by the Amery Free Press, when Elli Meagher began to have problems with muscle weakness, weight gain, and…
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