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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Gail Risbridger Junior Scientist Award Winner Ben Lawrence When he’s not cheering on the Newcastle Jets or hanging out with his black labrador Mabel, Ben Lawrence is in the lab and kicking goals with [...]
In a world without microscopes, diseases were known by their observable symptoms. Unbeknownst to the Ancient Greek physicians who coined the term, the name ‘diabetes’ (meaning ‘a siphon passing water’) lumped together several conditions [...]
