Disruptions in blood sugar metabolism and hypercortisolism — excessive levels of the hormone cortisol in the blood — are both…
Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
Physicians should consider the possibility of Cushing’s disease in patients presenting with an adrenal tumor normally associated with other…
A stimulation test with human choriogonadotropin (hCG) — a hormone normally produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy — should…
Although rare, pituicytomas should still be considered as a possible cause of Cushing’s disease in patients experiencing the typical…
Since morbid obesity by itself is not a telltale sign of Cushing’s syndrome, routine screenings for the disease…
Patients prefer the overnight dexamethasone suppression test (ONDST) over the 24-hour urine analysis test as a first…
Metopirone (metyrapone) safely normalized, or at least lowered by half, the levels of cortisol found in the…
A combination of bexarotene and lapatinib, two approved anti-cancer medications, may hold promise in treating Cushing’s disease, according to…
Patients with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome who stopped using Recorlev (levoketoconazole) and moved to a placebo in a study started…
Abnormally high levels of cortisol in the urine — one of the hallmarks of Cushing’s syndrome — seem…