Hypothalamic, Pituitary, and Adrenal Disorders Articles

• Diagnosing Adrenal Insufficiency: The 'Quick and Dirty' Method   The Curbsiders share an endocrinologist's tips on recognizing, diagnosing, and treating adrenal insufficiency.
  The Curbsiders, January 02, 2024
• Urine Test Identifies Endocrine Hypertension With Help From AI The test uses machine learning to assess the likelihood that a person’s hypertension is secondary to cortisol and aldosterone excess.
  Medscape News UK, November 16, 2023
• Elevated IGF-1 in Patients Without Evidence of Acromegaly This study has identified the presence of elevated IGF-1 in certain people without clinically suspected acromegaly. What factors may contribute to these abnormal levels?
  Clinical Endocrinology, September 13, 2023
• ERS 2023 Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: Awareness and Tools Primary care physicians play a pivotal role in identifying patients afflicted by obstructive sleep apnea. To effectively diagnose, increasing awareness and enhancing communication are imperative.
  Medscape Medical News, September 11, 2023
• Immune Issues After Adjuvant Anti–PD-1 Therapy in Melanoma Chronic immune-related adverse events often persist years after adjuvant anti–PD-1 immunotherapy for high-risk melanoma and may require prolonged monitoring and management, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2023
• Is Cortisol an Endogenous Mediator of Erectile Dysfunction? A new study explores the question of whether cortisol plays a role of in the pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction.
  Translational Andrology and Urology, July 20, 2023
• Is It Primary Aldosteronism? What Not to Miss   Low renin and high aldosterone levels should tip you off, especially if the patient has resistant hypertension. But how to confirm the diagnosis and make sure it's not something else?
  The Curbsiders, July 12, 2023
• Adrenal Radiation and Primary Adrenal Insufficiency Risk A new study finds that radiotherapy to treat bilateral adrenal masses may contribute to the risk of primary adrenal insufficiency.
  Clinical Endocrinology, July 03, 2023
• Managing Immunotherapy Side Effects in MBC   Drs Fatima Cardoso, Hope Rugo, Rebecca Dent, and Zoe Quandt discuss a multidisciplinary approach in managing immunotherapy side effects to optimize patient care in metastatic breast cancer.
  Medscape Oncology, June 16, 2023
• A Random Cortisol Level in Neonatal Adrenal Insufficiency How helpful are random cortisol levels in making a diagnosis of neonatal central adrenal insufficiency?
  Clinical Endocrinology, June 12, 2023
• COVID-19-Related Adrenal Hemorrhage Adrenal hemorrhage has been reported as a potential COVID-19-related complication. What have we learned about these events?
  Clinical Endocrinology, June 05, 2023
• Budesonide Oral Suspension for Eosinophilic Esophagitis An analysis of clinical trial data provides insight into the safety of this swallowed topical corticosteroid for the treatment of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, May 30, 2023
• Could Love Hormone Help Psychological Symptoms in AVP-D? For the first time, a provocation test using MDMA has demonstrated that oxytocin is lacking in people with arginine vasopressin deficiency, previously known as diabetes insipidus.
  Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2023
• AACE 2023 Noninvasive Skin Test May Aid in Cushing Diagnosis A device that measures tissue accumulation of advanced glycation end products can point to endogenous hypercortisolism.
  Medscape Medical News, May 15, 2023
• Mifepristone DILI in a Patient With Cushing Syndrome This report of a patient with Cushing syndrome with mifepristone induced liver injury provides insight to the pathophysiology of liver injury in mifepristone and anabolic steroids.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 12, 2023
• Finding an Adrenal Incidentaloma: What to Do Next   Even benign masses can wreak biochemical havoc on the patient, so some investigation is typically warranted.
  The Curbsiders, April 20, 2023
• The Effect of Mindfulness Therapy in Acromegaly What benefits might patients with acromegaly gain from mindfulness therapy?
  Clinical Endocrinology, March 20, 2023
• 17 Beta-HSD2 in Abdominal Adipose Tissues From Women Learn more about the role of these enzymes in the function of abdominal adipose tissues in women.
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 23, 2023
• Aldosterone and Hypertension Among Hypercortisolism Patients To what extent might aldosterone contribute to the occurrence of hypertension among patients with hypercortisolism?
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, February 07, 2023
• Red Flags to Watch for in Diagnosing T1D in Kids January sees the highest number of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes cases in kids. Dr Jessica Lilley reviews the warning signs to ensure timely diagnosis.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 23, 2023
• Steroids in Hair to Identify Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Steroid levels in the hair could help confirm a diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, providing new opportunities to areas with limited access to diagnostics.
  Clinical Endocrinology, January 19, 2023