New Acromegaly Drug Taken Once Monthly Changes Treatment Landscape
A new once-monthly self-injectable acromegaly drug called Oclaiz (CAM2029) is on track for FDA approval by June 2026, and it represents a genuine shift in...
Primary Aldosteronism Drug: The Missed Diagnosis Causing Millions of Cases of Hard-to-Treat Hypertension
If your blood pressure remains stubbornly high despite taking three or more medications, there is a reasonable chance your doctor has missed the real...
Pheochromocytoma: The Scary Tumor Treated With a Blood Pressure Drug First
Pheochromocytoma is a rare adrenal tumor that floods the body with adrenaline, and the reason surgeons insist on treating it with a blood pressure drug...
The Cushing’s Disease Drug That’s Finally Working Without Surgery
The drug is osilodrostat, sold under the brand name Isturisa, and it is the first medication to directly block the final enzyme responsible for producing...
Adrenal Insufficiency Drug: What Happens If You Miss a Dose
Missing a dose of adrenal insufficiency medication — most commonly hydrocortisone, prednisone, or cortisone acetate — can trigger a cascade of symptoms...
The Melatonin Dose in Products vs. What’s Actually Effective
The melatonin pill in your medicine cabinet almost certainly contains far more than your body needs — and possibly far more than what the label claims.
Medical Cannabis vs. Prescription Pain Drugs: What Patients Are Choosing
Patients are choosing cannabis over prescription pain drugs, and the numbers are not particularly close.
Why Some Functional Medicine Doctors Are Anti-Statin — And Why Cardiologists Push Back
Some functional medicine doctors oppose statins because they believe these drugs treat a symptom — elevated LDL cholesterol — without addressing the root...
The Prescription Drug With a Centuries-Old Herbal Origin
The prescription drug with a centuries-old herbal origin is not one medication but an entire class of them, and few examples are more striking than...
Acupuncture vs. Medication for Chronic Back Pain: A New Meta-Analysis
Recent meta-analyses examining acupuncture against conventional medication for chronic back pain have generally found that acupuncture performs comparably...