A woman with Cushing’s syndrome developed an ulcer that caused a gastrointestinal perforation, or a hole in the digestive tract,…
Articles by Steve Bryson, PhD
More boys were diagnosed with Cushing’s disease before puberty than were girls, according to an examination of medical records…
Dexamethasone suppression did not improve the detection of pituitary tumors via the use of PET, or positron emission tomography, scans…
A man with Cushing’s syndrome developed a rare Mycobacterium szulgai skin infection after cleaning his tropical fish tank, a study…
Double pituitary adenomas — noncancerous tumors that cause Cushing’s disease — were detected in up to 13% of patients…
Low-grade inflammation persisted in people with Cushing’s syndrome one year after surgery to remove disease-causing tumors that led to excess…
A federal court ruling in Texas that reversed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 23-year-old approval of mifepristone has…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Xeris Pharmaceuticals orphan-drug exclusivity for Recorlev (levoketoconazole), its approved…
The hormone aldosterone may contribute to high blood pressure in people with subclinical hypercortisolism — those who have high levels…
PROP1, a pituitary gland protein that regulates gene activity related to hormone production, may play a role in the development…