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• 🖤 Family's Despair over Rare Disease
  Robin posted this article in April 2007. Mr. Goacher's Son returns after 13 years to tell more of this story.
• ⭐️ Top PIcks on the Message Boards updated June 19, 2020
  Top content from across the community, hand-picked by MaryO and the Cushing's community,
• 🖤 In Memory of Samantha Cohn ~ June 19, 2014
  Juilliard graduate Samantha Cohn, 34, crawled out a window in her 16th-floor apartment at West 71st Street and Broadway and jumped at 10:10 a.m. Her mother told investigators she had been diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome, police sources said.
• 📰 RECORDATI: ISTURISA® (Osilodrostat) Phase III LINC-4 Trial Meets Its Primary Endpoint In Cushing’s Disease
  Recordati today announces positive results from the large Phase III LINC-4 study of Isturisa® (osilodrostat) for the treatment of patients with Cushing’s disease for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has not been curative. Data from the LINC-4 study demonstrate that a significantly higher proportion of patients receiving Isturisa® achieve normal mUF […]
• 🖤 In Memory of Diana Crosley ~ June 18, 2014
  Diana Lynn Alexander Crosley, age 58, of Sidney, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at 10:10 p.m. at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a long-time Cushie who'd had a BLA at the NIH in 2002
• 📰 Steroids! Scientists Hail Dexamethasone as ‘Major Breakthrough’ in Treating Coronavirus
  Dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among Covid-19 patients in what scientists hailed as a “major breakthrough”. Results of trials announced on Tuesday showed dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases, reduced death rates by around a third among the most severely […]
• 📞 Webinar: What every Patient needs to know about Recent Advancements in Pituitary Surgery
  After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Time: 3:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
• 📰 COVID-19 and Cushing's Syndrome: Recommendations For A Special Population With Endogenous Glucocorticoid Excess
  Over the past few months, COVID-19, the pandemic disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has been associated with a high rate of infection and lethality, especially in patients with comorbidities such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and immunodeficiency syndromes.1 These cardiometabolic and immune impairments are common comorbi […]
• 🖤 In Memory of Sarah Fraik ~ June 13, 2011
  Sarah had surgery to remove a tumor from her pituitary gland in the hopes of treating her Cushing's Disease. She died on June 13, 2011 after a brief illness at the age of 28.
• 💉 New Helpful Doctor added to King, NC
  Sherry writes: Excellent Doctor, Takes his time, actively listens to his patients concerns and addresses questions in an easy to understand manner.
• 🏞 One New Cushie and One Helpful Doctor added to the Cushing's MemberMap
  Sherry is from North Carolina. She added her doctor.
• ✍️ Sherri A, Pituitary Bio
  Sherry is from King, NC. She is a 44 year old female started out with joint pain and gastrointestinal issues. Her IPSS is scheduled for June 23 after an MRI revealed a pituitary tumor.
• ❓Can You Help? Very Few Symptoms
  A guest on the Cushing's Help message boards asked: Can I get blood results over ph and skip right to Endocrinologist if Cortisol is high? Any input of speeding this along? Anyone else with only a few symptoms?
• 📰 Gender-related Differences in the Presentation and Course of Cushing's Disease
  Cushing's disease (CD) presents a marked female preponderance, but whether this skewed gender distribution has any relevance to the presentation and outcome of CD is not known.
• 🖤 In Memory of Thomas F. Zachman ~ June 3, 2010
  Thomas “Tommy” F. Zachman, of Windsor, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, died suddenly and unexpectedly at University Hospital in Denver on June 3, 2010, complications of Cushing’s Syndrome.
• 💉 New Helpful Doctor added to Washington, DC
  Susmeeta Sharma, MD, is the director of pituitary endocrinology at the MedStar Pituitary Center. Dr. Sharma has extensive experience in evaluating and treating patients with pituitary disorders such as prolactinoma, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, non-functioning pituitary tumors, adrenal insufficiency and other pituitary hormone deficiencies. Her clinic […]
• 🖥 Cushing's Slideshow
  Message board member sherryc presented this PowerPoint at pioneer Pacific College. It took a lot of work with her failing memory but she did It! She wanted to get the word out about Cushing's and her journey with this awful disease.
• 🖤 In Memory of Sherry Carlson ~ May 30, 2020
  Sherry passed away, naturally and peacefully in her sleep. She loved her community and we know how grateful she was to every one of her friends on here for the genuine love and support she’s received over the years.
• ✍️ Comment added to Jessica (JessicaAnn), Undiagnosed Bio
  oh my god, I am the exact same way. They are just testing me now with cushings and while the first test did come back negative after I took the dextromorphisone pill the night before, they hadn't tested my usual levels. So an internest tested my levels without the dextromorpbisone pill and it did come back higher than normal...
• 📰 The Effect Of Biochemical Remission on Bone Metabolism in Cushing's Syndrome
  This study was attempted to assess bone mineral density and fracture rates in 89 patients with confirmed Cushing's syndrome at the time of diagnosis and 2 years after successful tumor resection.