Endocrine Diseases

29 10, 2025

How do you tell if you have low salt and how can you fix it?

2025-10-29T21:53:08+10:00October 29th, 2025|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology|Tags: , |

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 [...]

16 07, 2025

Hyperparathyroidism: not just a winning word in Scrabble

2025-07-18T15:54:06+10:00July 16th, 2025|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Parathroid Gland, Thyroid gland|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

21 02, 2025

Excess cortisol and its impact on long-term health

2025-02-21T21:51:56+10:00February 21st, 2025|Categories: Adrenal gland, Cardiovascular, Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology|Tags: , , , , , |

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, [...]

9 08, 2024

Is it high blood pressure or is it primary aldosteronism?

2024-08-09T22:51:42+10:00August 9th, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Endocrine Diseases|Tags: , |

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 [...]

28 06, 2024

Thyroid cancer is more varied than you think

2024-06-28T17:54:39+10:00June 28th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Research Updates, Thyroid gland|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

6 06, 2024

Ania vs Cushing’s Disease: a patient’s story

2024-06-06T19:20:00+10:00June 6th, 2024|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology, Pituitary gland|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

29 04, 2024

No more prolactinoma: A/Prof Sunita De Sousa’s talk to the ESA/SRB ASM

2024-06-07T18:25:40+10:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Medications and therapies, Pituitary gland, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

20 09, 2023

New guidelines for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

2023-09-20T17:08:19+10:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Lifestyle, Medications and therapies, Reproductive health, Research Updates, Trans health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , , , , |

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 [...]

24 08, 2023

Testosterone replacement therapy for older men might be safer than we thought

2023-08-24T19:52:08+10:00August 24th, 2023|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology, Medications and therapies, Men’s health, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

23 05, 2023

Fatigue, weight gain – is it my thyroid?

2024-11-11T19:41:57+10:00May 23rd, 2023|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Lifestyle, Thyroid gland|Tags: , , , |

At this point in history, who could say no to an extra few hours of sleep or a nice afternoon nap? However, if you’ve been feeling run down for months, tired without reason, exhausted [...]

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