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🎬 Video: How the Body Works: The Adrenal Cortex and Medulla
The adrenal glands sitting above the kidneys are richly supplied with blood and with sympathetic nerve endings. Block sections show the blood supply and cellular arrangement of the adrenals. Two different regions are distinguishable--the cortex, controlled by the pituitary hormone ACTH, produces hormones which maintain body chemistry, and the medulla, which […]
📰 Sharmyn, In The Media
In the media: Sharmyn had pituitary Cushing's and is in remission. This is a compilation of some of her interviews and videos.
⭐️ Top PIcks updated March 15, 2019
Top content from across the community, hand-picked by MaryO and the Cushing's community,
📰 Cushing's Disease Stresses Your Heart and Your Mental Health
Adults with Cushing's syndrome, also called hypercortisolism, have a three-fold higher risk of dying from heart disease compared to the general population, according to findings reported by a Swiss research team. Although the researchers found that the risk drops when patients are under care, receiving treatment, and are in remission, the risks don […]
🖤 In Memory of Sue Koziol (SuziQ), March 12, 2006
Sue was born in Michigan on August 08, 1946 and passed away on March 12, 2006 at the age of 59. She was a very special friend to Cushies world-wide. We will remember her always.
📰 Even in Remission, Cushing’s Patients Have Excess Mortality
The outcomes of Cushing’s disease patients have improved with the introduction of several therapeutic approaches, such as minimally invasive surgery and cortisol-lowering therapies. However, mortality is still high, especially among those who do not achieve remission.
❓Do You Use Mario Badescu Skin Care Products?
The plaintiffs were unaware of the steroids in Mario Badescu’s products and used the products on their faces, usually daily, for as long as fourteen years. Many of the plaintiffs allege that they unwittingly became addicted to the steroids such that even a day without use of the Products caused severe and painful withdrawal reactions. Moreover, many of the p […]
🎬 Video: Cushing Disease & ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumors
Irina Bancos, M.D., an endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Jamie J. Van Gompel, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota, discuss Mayo's multidisciplinary approach to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary tumors. Pituitary tumors are common and often don't cause problems. But some pitui […]
📰 Laparoscopic Removal of Adrenal Glands Safe for Obese Cushing’s Patients
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy — a minimally invasive procedure that removes the adrenal glands through a tiny hole in the abdomen — can be safely performed in obese patients with Cushing’s syndrome, a retrospective study reports.The surgery resolved symptoms in 95% of cases, reducing cortisol levels, lowering blood pressure, and leading to a significant loss of […]
✍️ Tim D (TimD), Undiagnosed Bio
Tim is from Middletown, Connecticut. He is glad I finally getting tested

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