A Russian military plane crash near Tetiana Zamorska’s home in Kyiv, Ukraine, was a sign that it was time for her and her family to leave. The treacherous, 34-hour pilgrimage that ultimately brought the group of eight by car to temporary accommodations in neighboring Poland last month was physically and emotionally difficult,…
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The size of pituitary tumors that cause Cushing’s disease do not affect the levels of cortisol or clinical features in patients, a study suggests. The tumor’s ability to invade other brain tissues, however, likely impacts the chances of tumor removal and disease remission, researchers noted. The study, “Clinical…
Undergoing a surgical removal of the adrenal glands — called adrenalectomy — was associated with a better prognosis than cortisol-suppressing therapies alone in people with ectopic Cushing’s syndrome (ECS) caused by a neuroendocrine tumor (NET), according to a recent report. Patients who received an ectopic Cushing’s diagnosis after being found…
A man developed Cushing’s syndrome that was caused by a tumor in his prostate gland, according to a report from Singapore. He did not present the usual symptoms of Cushing’s, but instead appeared to have a severe excess of cortisol, the body’s main stress hormone. His symptoms included lower-than-normal…
Researchers reported a case of Cushing’s disease in a 33-year-old man caused by a rare, large pituitary gland tumor with regional bleeding and cell death. Its removal resolved the disease, but resulted in adrenal insufficiency and the need for hormone replacement therapy. This case adds to previous reports suggesting that…
The European Commission is expected to propose a new governing framework for health data next month, called the European Health Data Space (EHDS), with the aim of connecting national health systems to facilitate secure and efficient transfer of data across systems in different European nations. The move is expected to…
A new surgical technique pioneered at the Carling Adrenal Center in Florida allows for faster recovery of adrenal gland function after removal of an adrenal tumor. The adrenal glands are a pair of small, triangular organs located above the kidneys. They are responsible for producing a number of hormones that…
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has updated its State Report Card to make it more digitally friendly and added telehealth to its categories of rare disease policy issues in a nod to its increased use during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. NORD’s report card project began seven…
People with an excess of cortisol due to a benign tumor in the adrenal glands, known as an adrenal adenoma, can be more prone to bone loss even if the excess is mild, according to a Japanese study. Bone loss was more common in women and patients with a low…
A 37-year-old woman developed Cushing’s syndrome due to the rare simultaneous presence of tumors in the pituitary and adrenal glands, according to a recent case report. In these cases, “an accurate clinical, physical and endocrine examination is always recommended,” the researchers wrote. The case report, “Simultaneous pituitary and adrenal…
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