The Pituitary World News Podcast

S12E3: Closing the Gap: Dr. Francesca Galbiati on Diagnosis, AI, and the Promise of Better Care

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome to our podcasts Dr. Francesca Galbiati who recently joined the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, where she cares for...

S12E2: Behind the scenes with Crinetics cofounders Drs. Scott Struthers and Stephen Betz.

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, Crinetics co-founders Dr. Scott Struthers and Dr. Steve Betz share their views and experiences in drug discovery and development, ...

S12E1: Inside Camurus: Dr. Markus Johnsson talks about FluidCrystal® technology and next-generation treatment Innovations

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of the Pituitary World News podcast, Jorge D. Faccinetti sits down with Dr. Markus Johnsson, Senior VP of R&D at Camurus, to...

S11E12: Un programa de Inteligencia Artificial para la diagnosis precoz de la Acromegalia

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

En el podcast de hoy hablamos con el Dr. Manel Puig Domingo sobre un estudio innovador que él encabezó y que se describe en un artículo reciente pu...

S11E11: Game Changers: An AI Facial Recognition System that detects acromegaly 10 years before diagnosis

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast we talk with Dr. Manel Puig Domingo about an innovative study he spearheaded and outlined in a recent paper published in the journ...

S11E10: For a clinicians perspective we talk with Dr. Kevin Yuen about Crinetics' new acromegaly drug Palsonify™.

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, Dr. Kevin Yuen, a world-renowned neuroendocrinologist, frequent PWN contributor, and medical director of the Barrow Neurological I...

Trust But Verify: The Rise of AI-Generated Health Information

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can Artificial Intelligence make medical research easier to understand?  This AI-generated content (we hesitate to call it a traditional "podcast") w...

S11E9: Dr. Lewis Blevins on Corcept's CATALYST Study: The Cortisol-Diabetes Link

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins dives into the fascinating findings from a study by Corcept Therapeutics on the prevalence of hypercortisolism i...

S11E8: Dr. Lewis Blevins on promising developments in cortisol management

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins discusses relacorilant, a drug currently in development by Corcept Therapeutics for the treatment of hypercortis...

S11E7: We dive into the new indications for Isturisa® with Recordati's Dr. Mario Maldonado

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a very informative discussion about the new indications of the  Cushing's Drug Isturisa® (osilodrostat) with Dr. Mario Maldonado, who heads ...

S11E6: Camurus: an inside look and my conversation with CEO Fredrik Tiberg

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

CAM2029 represents a significant advance replacing cumbersome deep muscle injections with a user-friendly pen device similar to modern insulin and GLP...

S11E5: When It Looks Like Cushing’s But It Isn’t

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Leena Shahla to the Pituitary Podcast. She is the director of The Duke Pituitary Program. Today she joins PWN co-found...

S11E4: Side effects of dopamine agonists: a discussion

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Dr. Blevins reviews the side effects of dopamine agonist drugs. These are drugs that activate certain types of cells in the brain to ...

S11E3: Cool chats

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes conversations take interesting turns and often lead to surprising and unexpected discussions. If you're a regular listener of the Pituitary ...

S11E2: Acromegaly; a discussion about psychological and emotional health support initiatives

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast is about an important Chiesi Rare Diseases initiative to learn more about the psychological, social, and emotional health issues facin...

S11E1: Two leading acromegaly experts discuss promising treatment options

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, we are excited to welcome Dr. Joanna Spencer-Segal, a research assistant professor at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute and an a...

S10E8: Podcast series with industry leaders: meet Dr. Scott Pescatore, Head of Global Head of Global Operations at Recordati Rare Diseases.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am pleased to welcome Dr. Scott Pescatore to the Pituitary Podcast.  In today's podcast, we discuss some of the work being done in the pituitary an...

S10E7: A conversation with Recordati's Dr. Mario Maldonado

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast features my chat with Dr. Mario Maldonado, Head of Development and Global Endocrinology atRecordati Rare Diseases.  Dr. Maldonado bri...

S10E6: Mental Health challenges and opportunities in pituitary disease

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mental health is an ongoing challenge for people dealing with Pituitary conditions, from brain fog to anxiety to downright depression. These and other...

S10E5: The FDA listens to acromegaly patients

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast covers my conversation with Jill Sisco, president of the Acromegaly Community, about the recent meetings with the Food and Drug Admini...

S10E4: Amplifying knowledge of Cushing's; every day, every month, every year.

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's podcast and  Cushing's awareness day and month, we bring you a few excerpts from our soon-to-be-released new book on Cushing's. The book's...

S10E3: A remarkable acromegaly story of transformation.

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast is about our super athlete friend Risa August and her new book, “The Road Unpaved.”  We first met Risa in 2019 when she came to...

S10E2: A view from across the pond: The Spanish Endocrine Society Conference

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Spanish Endocrine Conference was organized late last year by the "Sociedad Española de Endocrinologia y Nutricion (SEEN). SEEN offers an excellen...

S10E1: Our chat with Giacomo Chiesi

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, we talk with Giacomo Chiesi, Head of Global Rare Diseases at the Chiesi Group, where he leads a team in developing and marketing ...

S9E16: Denials and other shenanigans: insurance companies and the games they play

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's' podcast is a recording of the Pituitary World News talk program that aired live on November 16. The information comes directly from one of th...

S9E15: Veronica’s experience with a Prolactinoma

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, Veronica, an MBA graduate of Notre Dame University and law school student, tells us about her experience with a prolactinoma. What...

S9E14: Double pituitary adenomas: a case from Dr. Blevins clinic.

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast and Video: In today's podcast and accompanying video of this MRI, Dr. Blevins discusses and illustrates a case of a patient with a double pitu...

S9E13: Our Chat with Crinetics CEO Dr. Scott Struthers.

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Dr. Scott Struthers talks to PWN about paltusotine, their new once-a-day acromegaly oral drug candidate. Crinetics recently published resu...

S9E12: Endocrine nursing: a panel discussion

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I am particularly thrilled about this podcast with a group of leading professional nurses who are educators, scientists, researchers, nurse pra...

S9E11: Pituitary Grand Rounds.

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to this podcast and learn more about this new groundbreaking educational program exclusively produced by Pituitary World News. And later this w...

S9E10: Understanding the patterns of disease

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this brief podcast, Dr. Blevins relates a fascinating Cushings case to talk about the importance of understanding disease patterns and how depth of...

S9E9: A growing challenge: noncompliance with follow ups and prescriptions

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Noncompliance with required Doctor follow-up visits and properly taking medications is a serious issue. Dr. Blevins tackles this problem with real cli...

S9E8: Pituitary Foundation UK: helping people live a better life

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to this informative podcast with Ren Renwick, CEO of the Pituitary Foundation in the United Kindom. The foundation is a leading volunteer orga...

S9E7: Brain fog and pituitary clinical cases

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing our recent coverage of brain fog, Dr. Blevins and I discussed a few examples from his clinical practice and personal experiences with the c...

S9E6: Two Cushing cases and a forward look

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With today's podcasts from this week's live-talk show, Dr. Blevins recaps our content dedicated to Global Cushing's month with a talk about two fascin...

S9E5: Adrenal Cushing’s: a conversation

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to this fascinating discussion of adrenal Cushing's or hypercortisolism as Dr. Lewis Blevins walks us through the disease's characteristics, bi...

S9E4: Insights on medicine and mental health: a perspective

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's program focuses on interactions between the medical and psychological worlds. Join Dr. Blevins and me as we welcome PWN contributor, marriage ...

S9E3: A story about a nurse with acromegaly

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Laura Cheng. Laura is a nurse. She has acromegaly. She works as a clinical nurse and is currently enrolled in the endocrine certificate program a...

S9E2: Dr. Sylvia Asa discusses her groundbreaking work in endocrine pathology

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Live-talk offers critical knowledge that people affected with pituitary and endocrine diseases need to know to ensure they receive proper ...

S9E1: Insurance challenges, clinical cases and much more

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our first live-talk session of 2023, we focus on critical topics, including insurance delay trends affecting pituitary medical practices, interesti...

S8E30: Access to medications: challenges and opportunities

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 Pituitary World News has undertaken an initiative to understand and share the complicated issues related to medication access so patients can join u...

S8E29: New drugs and therapies in the pipeline for acromegaly and Cushing’s

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we present an excellent discussion with Dr. Alan Krasner, Chief Medical Officer for Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Krasner speaks to PWN about t...

S8E28: Adenomas and Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The ongoing debates and nomenclature change and reclassification are apparently over, and adenomas and now referred to as Pit-Net's (pituitary neuroen...

S8E27: Pseudo Cushing’s syndrome: a discussion and a case study

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcasts, Dr. Blevins talks about the genesis of pseudo Cushing's syndrome and illustrates a fascinating case of pseudo Cushing's syndrome ...

S8E26: What is medical decision-making

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does medical decision-making mean, and what is involved?  What are pituitary specialists thinking about when faced with decisions on how to trea...

S8E25: Lab result targets

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast from our "musings series" comes an interesting discussion on lab result targets. This case comes from a hypothyroid patient who wanted...

S8E24: Pituitary surgery: before, during and after

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever wonder what happens in the OR after you are wheeled in? We welcome once again our friend and contributor, Manish Aghi, M.D. Ph.D., Attendi...

S8E23: Awareness and knowledge

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To continue our focus on pituitary awareness month, this session touches on various issues related to awareness and its importance as a critical facto...

S8E22: A chat with preeminent pituitary neurosurgeon Dr. Sandeep Kunwar

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you didn't have a chance to hear it live, here's a podcast from the live talk session from last Thursday with special guest, PWN friend, and contri...

S8E21: Hair and hormones

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An informative discussion on the effects of hormones on hair loss, a common occurrence for people dealing with pituitary conditions.  In this LIve-ta...

S8E20: On this live talk session: a path to better systems

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On our Live-talk program today, a fascinating, nothing left on the table, discussion about a variety of topics that affect pituitary patients; from ac...

S8E19: Diabetes Insipidus: a common condition for Histiocytosis and Pituitary conditions

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast focuses on an opportunity to learn about a group of rare diseases that share a common condition with pituitary disease. Histiocytosis ...

S8E18: Residual and recurring Cushing’s

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's always fascinating to listen to two of the recognized experts and leading clinicians in Cushing's disease discuss their experiences with the dise...

S8E17: Pituitary dysfunction after Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins discusses traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hypopituitarism with Dr. Tamara Wexler, a nationally recognized neuroe...

S8E16: Advocacy and Cushing’s: a chat with the CSRF

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'm happy to welcome Leslie Edwin, president of Cushing's Support and Research Foundation (CSRF), to our microphones. The CSRF is a leading Cushing's ...

S8E15: Emotional well being, mental health and the pituitary

02 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mental health and emotional wellness are essential topics for pituitary patients, their families, and friends. This on-demand session from last Thursd...

S8E14: Medical decision making

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Decisions made by doctors and their patients can be some of the most complicated, difficult decisions to make. They cover choices of treatment, medica...

S8E13: The semantics of pituitary conditions

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Semantics, or by definition, the way we relate to different meanings of words or other symbols, are essential to medicine and pituitary medicine. The ...

S8E12: The world of endocrine nursing: a chat with Dr. Chris Yedinak

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast,  we dive into the world of endocrine nursing with Dr. Chris Yedinak from the Oregon Health and Science University.  Chris is a fam...

S8E11: A conversation with Amryt’s new president for the Americas, Sheila Frame

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We caught up with Sheila a few weeks ago at the Acromegaly Community Conference near San Francisco. We had a captivating chat about Mycapssa (oral oct...

S8E10: Valuable insights from actual pituitary medicine practice

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This session presents more musings based on the actual practice of pituitary medicine. These insights derived from real cases include discussions of i...

S8E9: Live-Talk Session 6: May 19, 2022 - Biotin’s effect on lab tests

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lewis Blevins talks with guest Dr. Saleh Aldasouqi, Professor, Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Clinician at Michigan State Un...

S8E8: Advocacy: patient needs and support

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our live talk session from May 12 is now available on-demand with guests Jill Sisco, president of the Acromegaly Community, and Sharmyn McGraw from th...

S8E7: Central adrenal insufficiency: critical information for stress dosing and pituitary surgery indications

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A highly informational "live-talk" session from Dr. Blevins.  The first segment covers the indications for pituitary surgery for patients with pituit...

S8E6: LIVE TALK - Complications of surgery and symptoms and signs

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you missed our live broadcast of Pituitary World News's new radio-style call-in show, here's your chance to listen to the recording. In session thr...

S8E5: Diabetes Insipidus and a discussion about endocrine tests

17 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our second Live Talk session, Dr. Lewis Blevins discusses the normal ranges of endocrine lab tests and shares examples from his pituitary practice....

S8E4: Dr. Manish Aghi talks about headaches and pituitary tumors

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first Pituitary World News LIVE TALK radio-style program, our guest Dr. Manish Aghi discusses the many facets of headaches and pituitary tumors...

S8E3: A case of a pituitary lesion (hemangiopericytoma)

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast oriented to physicians, Dr. Lewis Blevins talks about a case of a patient with a pituitary lesion called a hemangiopericytoma invasive...

S8E2: Recorlev (Levoketoconazole)

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast directed to physicians, PWN co-founder Dr. Lewis Blevins discusses the drug Recorlev® (levoketoconazole) recently approved by the ...

S8E1: A Cushing’s tale: Two images. Eight months. Same person.

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To launch the eighth season of the Pituitary World News podcast, we welcome to our microphones, Brandy. Brandy has quite a story to tell us about her ...

S7E24: Central Hypothyroidism

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast directed to physicians, Dr. Lewis Blevins shares his vast experience of 30 years treating patients with central hypothyroidism.

S7E23: Mifepristone (Korlym®)

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the last podcast in the series on the drugs available to manage hypercortisolism, Dr. Blevins discusses mifepristone, trade name Korlym®.  

S7E22: Pasireotide (Signifor, Signifor LAR)

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the fourth podcast in a series of five on medications to treat Cushing’s disease.  Today Dr. Blevins discusses Pasireotide, trade names Sig...

S7E21: Isturisa® (osilodrostat)

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our third podcast in the series is on osilodrostat (trade name Isturisa®), a drug approved by the FDA in the US and the European Medicines Agency (EM...

S7E20: Metyrapone

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The second podcast in our series on the medical management of hypercortisolism focuses on the drug metyrapone. Dr. Blevins discusses the drug uses, ho...

S7E19: Managing Hypercortisolism - Ketoconazole

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first in our series of five podcasts on the medical management of Hypersortisolism due to Cushing's disease. Today Dr. Blevins discusses t...

S7 E18: The challenges and opportunities in new hypercortisolism drugs

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome three renowned experts in the development of drugs to treat hypercortisolism. Dr. Blevins and I discuss their research, clinical tria...

S7E17: The acromegaly podcast

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

November 1 is Acromegaly Day. In this Podcast, Dr. Blevins gives us a perspective of the last 30 years on the developments in this field. Like many ot...

S7E16: The ride for acromegaly: 1,200 miles down; 680 miles to go.

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last week we caught up with Risa in San Francisco, California. She was nearing 1,200 miles (1,931 kilometers) on her bicycle ride from Canada to Mexic...

S7E15: The postoperative evaluation and management of patients with hypercortisolism.

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lewis Blevins' discussion on the postoperative evaluation and management of patients with hypercortisolism is technical and directed to physicians...

S7E14: Critical insights on Diabetes Insipidus

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Blevins takes an in-depth look at Diabetes Insipidus with a specific focus on diagnostic testing. In this podcast, you will be hearing about the r...

S7E13: The frustrating process of insurance authorizations for the use of medications

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when the insurance company's first line of response is to deny, deny, deny?  How does this increase in oversight from third-party payors...

S7E12: Canada to Mexico: Rare pituitary disease patient bikes the 1845-mile Pacific Coast Highway

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My conversation with Risa Heidt, who will be riding her bike from Canada to Mexico to promote awareness of rare pituitary diseases: Marisa "Risa" Heid...

S7E11: A look at the Orphan Drug Congress

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, we welcome Claire Murphy, Director of the Orphan Drug Congress, to talk about this important, innovative event. The Congress bring...

S7E10: A new drug for acromegaly: an insider's look at the clinical trial

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With the newly announced launch of the phase 3 trial on Paltusotine, Crinetics new nonpeptide oral drug candidate for acromegaly, we asked Dr. Alessa...

S7E9: A conversation with patient advocates

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We recently sat down with members of the acromegaly community to discuss their treatment journeys and the lessons they learned along the way, includin...

S7E8: Pregnancy and acromegaly

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A discussion of acromegaly and what to do with medical treatment during pregnancy and the options available today.

S7E7: Living with Hypopituitarism

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rachael Clare was diagnosed with a pituitary macroadenoma at age 21.  Now at 28, in a frank and revealing chat, she shares her experiences and strugg...

S7E6: Ten Cushing's Cases

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our section for physicians and health care professionals launches today with a podcast by Dr. Lewis Blevins that discusses ten fascinating cases of pa...

S7E5: Cushing's disease and syndrome: The evolving story of hypercortisolism.

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How is the emerging knowledge of hypercortisolism influencing how Cushing's disease and syndrome are understood and affecting the practice and those w...

S7E4: The critical need for early diagnosis: a chat with Dr. Javier Salvador

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

At Pituitary World News we are committed, some would say obsessed, with the need to reduce the time it takes to diagnose pituitary disease. This podca...

S7E3: Cortisol levels after Cushing's surgery

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, a brief informal discussion of Cushing's disease issues from cases, articles, and experiences with his patients.

S7E2: The Road to MYCAPSSA: A Conversation with Dr. Bill Ludlam

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We recently had a chance to sit down with Chiasma Inc.’s Senior VP of Clinical Development & Medical Affairs, Dr. Bill Ludlam, to discuss his career...

S7E1: A pituitary patient’s experience with COVID-19

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A compelling, detailed account of a pituitary patient’s experience with COVID-19 everyone should listen.  As the virus takes hold in what is undoub...

S6E21: Telemedicine and COVID-19, insights from our survey

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Not surprisingly, COVID-19 appears to have significantly impacted pituitary patients' access to healthcare.  Our brief survey elicited information fr...

S6E20: During these trying times, work continues, even at a faster pace, for new drugs and therapies for pituitary patients.

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From the J D Faccinetti, co-founder - We recently caught up with Crinetics Pharmaceuticals chairman Dr. Scott Struthers to discuss the latest on their...

S6E19: The things to take into consideration in interpreting pituitary lab results

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this eye-opening podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins takes an in-depth look at the science of interpreting pituitary lab results and shares some of the thin...

S6E18: The biology of different pituitary tumors

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A fascinating discussion of two patients with residual pituitary tumors and their unpredictable differences; one stable for nine years after surgery; ...

S6E17: Adapting to change

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From Lewis S Blevins Jr. M.D. - Co-founder - Our "Musings" series begins with reflections and thoughts on Telemedicine.  This subject is front and ce...

S6E16: What is the World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations?

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With the upcoming WAPO Summit slated for this October 3, we thought we'd give our audience around the world more information about the Summit and the ...