Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
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Cortisol Test Confirms HPA Axis Recovery from Steroid Use
A test that measures serum cortisol levels to predict recovery of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients tapering down chronic...
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Collaboration Tackles Steroid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency
Even low-dose glucocorticoid use can increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, severe infections, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, and...
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Can a Risk Score Predict Kidney Injury After Cisplatin?
Researchers have developed a risk algorithm to predict acute kidney injury after cisplatin administration and tested it using data from six US...
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Don’t Raise Thyroid Cancer Risk
Researchers compared data from 145,410 patients who initiated GLP-1 RAs and 291,667 patients initiating dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors...
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Liquid Biopsy Has Near-Perfect Accuracy for Early Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers develop signature for pancreatic cancer based on microRNAs and cell-free DNA markers in the blood of patients with the disease.
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Do Organophosphate Esters Increase Thyroid Disease Risk?
Chemicals found in flame retardants were linked to increased risk for thyroid disease, study finds.
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Is Adrenal Fatigue a Real Condition?
“The problem is not the adrenals — it is the exposure to stress in the brain.”
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Thyroid Disorders and Gynecologic Cancers: Is There a Link?
Women with hyperthyroidism have a lower risk for all gynecologic cancers than those without hyperthyroidism.
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Autoimmune Disease Risk May Rise Following Cushing Disease Remission After Surgery
The findings suggested the need for closer postsurgical monitoring of patients with a family history of autoimmune disease.
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Selenium Supplementation Shows Thyroid Benefits
Systematic review suggests selenium supplements may help patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis.
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EHR Tool Enhances Primary Aldosteronism Screening in Hypertensive Patients
Use of a best-practice advisory embedded in an EHR led to increased rates of screening for PA, particularly among primary care physicians.