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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new at-home saliva test that could offer a simpler and more rapid way to diagnose adrenal insufficiency among patients at high risk has been unveiled by researchers at the University of Sheffield.

Glucocorticoid tapering can be more rapid when in a supraphysiological range and followed by a slower taper on physiological dosing. HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued jointly by the ...

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 ...

According to new NICE guidance, people with adrenal insufficiency should be given emergency medical kits containing hydrocortisone for intramuscular injection that can be given by anyone, including ...

An Addisonian crisis happens when the body cannot produce enough cortisol during a sudden stress event. It typically occurs in people with Addison’s disease and requires immediate medical treatment.

Your adrenals are the hat-like organs sitting on top of your kidneys that play a role in the body’s stress response. But is adrenal dysfunction really what’s behind your burnout? Adrenal fatigue is a ...

(HealthDay News) — In a clinical guideline issued jointly by the European Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of ...