Among 267 participants, only five (1.9%; 95% CI, 0.8-4.3%) had glucocorticoid therapy–induced adrenal insufficiency, with four of them having an AddiQoL-30 score ≤ 85. A total of 75 patients (34%; 95% ...

In their recently published study "Improving the Interpretation of Afternoon Cortisol levels and SSTs to prevent Misdiagnosis of Adrenal Insufficiency," Ramadoss et al. suggested a cut-off value for ...

A study into the use of an at-home test which uses saliva rather than blood to diagnose adrenal insufficiency, which has been developed by scientists at the University of Sheffield with funding from ...

The adrenal glands, perched atop the kidneys, orchestrate critical hormonal responses that maintain homeostasis through the secretion of glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and adrenal androgens.

Long-term use of glucocorticoids may result in glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency. In this study, only about one in 50 patients who stopped prednisolone were diagnosed with ...

Using a simple urine test alongside routine imaging for patients with adrenal masses could speed up adrenal cancer diagnosis, improving patient's prognosis and reducing the need for invasive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Providers should educate patients when prescribing glucocorticoid therapy. Tapering off glucocorticoids should ...

LOS ANGELES — Opioid-induced adrenal insufficiency (OIAI) is a potentially serious and under-recognized danger from chronic opioid use that is likely to be on the rise given the current opioid ...