People with Cushing’s disease who have been in remission for years may have an imbalance in their gut microbiome…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
An antifungal medication called ketoconazole may be safe and effective for treating Cushing’s disease when pituitary surgery to remove…
A high-resolution MRI outperformed other types of MRI at detecting microadenomas — small benign (noncancerous) tumors that form in the…
A woman developed Cushing’s syndrome as a result of a pheochromocytoma, a usually benign non-cancerous tumor that forms in the…
A young woman developed Cushing’s disease after she received pain relief treatment for her chronic pancreatitis — a long-lasting…
A woman who was on Korlym (mifepristone) to treat hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar levels, linked to Cushing’s…
A woman developed Cushing’s syndrome five years after being diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor of the cervix, according to…
Not many people who are very obese have Cushing’s syndrome, but a low-dose dexamethasone test may help distinguish who has…
A young man switched his standard diet to a ketogenic, or “keto,” diet that’s low in carbohydrates and high in…
A woman developed Cushing’s syndrome following a medullary thyroid cancer that arose due to a mutation in a gene called…