You’ve been blaming your tired-looking face on late nights, poor sleep, or just getting older, but what if your reflection is actually showing you the early warning signs of adrenal dysfunction that ...
As little as five or 10 years ago, we may have chalked lagging energy and brain fog up to simply getting older. But now, experts know that's not always the case. The true underlying cause of fatigue ...
Individuals taking steroid tablets for more than 3 months are over 6 times more likely to be diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency than those treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, ...
Adrenal insufficiency is a potentially life‐threatening condition stemming from inadequate production of adrenal hormones, most notably cortisol. This disorder can be classified as primary, due to ...
Adrenal insufficiency, a frequently observed endocrine disturbance, is increasingly recognised as a critical factor in the clinical management of patients with cirrhosis. This condition, which ...
Some adrenal gland conditions can cause high blood pressure with serious, potentially severe complications. These can include heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease. Adrenal glands are an essential ...
Addison’s disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of two steroid hormones called cortisol and aldosterone. This can cause fatigue, weakness, digestion problems, dehydration, and ...
Diagnosis of drug-induced adrenal insufficiency (AI) continues to pose challenges to clinicians, not only due to nonspecific presenting symptoms but also due to the increasing list of drugs that ...
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Despite the popularity of the topic on TikTok, most medical experts agree that while debilitating exhaustion is very much a thing, the medical condition is not. Some people who are chronically tired ...
New research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can directly target and cause cellular damage to the ...
If there are two words Dr. James Findling, an endocrinologist at the Medical College of Wisconsin, dreads hearing, they’re probably “adrenal fatigue.” Some of his patients recite claims they've read ...