ESA award winner 2024 – Annabelle Warren
Low blood sodium (hyponatraemia) is an easy state to fall into, but a hard one to get out of. At first glance, it sounds like a problem with a simple fix – just add [...]
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01, 2026
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10, 2025
How do you tell if you have low salt and how can you fix it?
It’s important to be balanced in all areas of life, but most of all on a molecular level. Our hormones, vitamins, minerals, fluids and temperature are all constantly changing, but they also have to [...]
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07, 2025
Hyperparathyroidism: not just a winning word in Scrabble
Primary hyperparathyroidism might be one of those diseases where the name is more painful than the symptoms. But if we break it down, we can see that this over-complicated word is actually a little [...]
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02, 2025
Excess cortisol and its impact on long-term health
In medicine, too much or too little of something is usually a problem. Excess hormones, excess knees, hospital excess - all of these things can be a genuine pain in the butt. For ages, [...]
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08, 2024
Is it high blood pressure or is it primary aldosteronism?
If you’re doing everything to manage your blood pressure but can’t quite get it under control, primary aldosteronism might be the culprit. This hard-to-pronounce hormonal imbalance often flies under the radar, camouflaged as ordinary [...]
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06, 2024
Thyroid cancer is more varied than you think
Other than astrologers looking for an emotionally deep love affair, no one wants to be told that a cancer has been found. This is especially true for endocrine cancers, which occur in organs most [...]
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06, 2024
Ania vs Cushing’s Disease: a patient’s story
While other journalists might be on the hunt for a cushy job, Ania Stepien is on a different mission—she’s searching for a Cushing's job. Cushing’s disease is a rare condition that can take years [...]
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04, 2024
No more prolactinoma: A/Prof Sunita De Sousa’s talk to the ESA/SRB ASM
New guidelines for the treatment of prolactinoma have been released for the first time in almost 20 years, instigating a fierce debate about the best way to treat these challenging tumours. Know your prolactinoma [...]
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09, 2023
New guidelines for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
For women, nonbinary people, and trans men, PCOS symptoms can be distressing, confusing, and painful – and, unfortunately, so can the healthcare meant to treat it. PCOS is a difficult condition to diagnose and [...]
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08, 2023
Testosterone replacement therapy for older men might be safer than we thought
For years, people taking testosterone replacement therapy were advised that it could be bad for their hearts and lead to troubled tickers down the road. However, a new study has found that older men [...]