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• ✍️ Brian R, MENS Bio
  Brian is from Pendleton, IN He had thyroid surgery in October 2015
• ✍️ Comment added to Ashley D, Possible Familial Cushing's Bio
  How are things going now?
• 🏞 2 New Helpful Doctors added to the Cushing's MemberMap
  One is from Pennsylvania snd one from Arizona
• 💉 New Helpful Doctor added to Arizona
  Went to my Endo appt yesterday (prepared) I had a list of all of my symptoms and a few photos of me to show the dramatic changes that my body has gone through over a short period of time. Without my prompting, He is sure that I have Cushings. ...The endo walked in the room, introduced himself, took a good look at me and my pictures and asked me if I had ever […]
• 📰 Neurosurgical treatment of Cushing disease in pediatric patients: case series and review of literature.
  Transsphenoidal surgery remains the mainstay therapy for CD in pediatric patients as well as adults. It is an effective treatment option with low rate of complications. Both endoscopic and microscopic approaches provide safe access to sella and satisfactory surgical results.
• 💉 New Helpful Doctor added to Pennsylvania
  A new Endocrinologist specializing in Cushing's
• ✍️ New Bio Form
  We have a new form to add your own bio.
• 🏞 New Cushie added to the Cushing's MemberMap
  Katie is from Barrington, RI. She has Cushing's Disease and recommended her doctor, Brooke Swearingen
• 📞 Livestream for Rare Disease Congressional Caucus Briefing December 4th
  For those who can not make it to Washington, DC December 4 there will be a livestream will be available for the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus briefing.
• 📰 Laura, In The Media
  Cushing's has appeared several times in the media. Jayne Kerns encouraged Zastrow to check out a Cushing's Web site, which Zastrow did. Every symptom listed matched her condition. Her doctor ran some tests, and the results confirmed Zastrow had Cushing's, a hormonal disorder often brought on by a tumor.
• 📞 Webinar: Surgical Strategies in the Treatment of Pituitary Tumors
  Learning Objectives: To understand the role of surgery in the treatment of pituitary tumors To understand the advantages and disadvantages of different surgical approaches in the treatment of pituitary tumors To understand the risks and benefits associated with different surgical strategies
• ✍️ Mak M, Pituitary Bio
  Mak is from California She has been having a really rough couple years with a multitude of symptoms. A 6mm microadenoma was found on my pituitary gland
• 📞 Webinar: Dr. Theodore Friedman on the Macrilen Stimulation Test for Growth Hormone Deficiency
  Dr. Theodore Friedman’s next webinar will be on the Macrilen Stimulation Test for Growth Hormone Deficiency: Sunday,  December 9, 2018, 6-7 PM PST. He will discuss the new Macrilen stimulation test and compare it to the glucagon stimulation. If you may have growth hormone deficiency, you do not want to miss this webinar.
• ✍️ Louise, Adrenal Bio
  Louise from Washington She has ACTH independent bilateral adrenal hyperplasia.
• 📰 Mutations in Two Genes, USP48 and BRAF, Linked to Cushing’s Disease
  Mutations in USP48 and BRAF genes contribute to the overproduction of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) hormone by the pituitary gland and consequent development of Cushing’s disease, a study shows, linking these genes to the disease for a first time. The study, “Identification of recurrent USP48 and BRAF mutations in Cushing’s disease,” published in the journal Na […]
• ❓Comment added to Can You Help?
  I believe Cushings can be improved through taking out starches in our diet. I have blood work and 24 HR urine results that need to be looked at by researchers because my endocrinologist is not helpful. When he looked at the results of bloodwork he said I had a Cushings recurrence. Then after a second 24 HR urine it came back not a recurrence with almost norm […]
• ✍️ Comment added to Sahana (Sahana), Adrenal Bio
  How is your daughter doing? I have an adrenal adenoma and am having a right adrenalectomy soon...
• ❓Can You Help?
  I dropped by this site because my friend’s daughter has Cushings and I wanted to learn more. Is there any chance that Cushings might be manageable or improvable in a way similar to what Izabella Wentz proposes for Hashimotos?
• 📰 Comment added to Jayne, In The Media
  I dropped by this site because my friend’s daughter has Cushings and I wanted to learn more. Is there any chance that Cushings might be manageable or improvable in a way similar to what Izabella Wentz proposes for Hashimotos?
• 💉 New Helpful Doctor added to Oregon
  In her bio, Krista added her helpful doctor, Maria Fleseriu