The adrenal glands are two small glands located on top of the kidneys. They produce hormones that help regulate heart rate, blood pressure, the immune system, physical stress response, and other ...

Adrenal cortical cancer (ACC) is very rare and also known as adrenocortical carcinoma. ACC starts in the outer layer of the adrenal glands, which are next to the kidneys. The adrenal glands are small ...

Adrenal fatigue is a common condition, especially among individuals leading a highly active and stressful lifestyle. The adrenal glands are responsible for producing hormones that help regulate ...

Adrenal glands, responsible for producing hormones that manage the body’s stress response, can sometimes become overburdened. This can result in a commonly seen condition called adrenal fatigue ...

Background: Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (EDKA) is a rare but well-known adverse effect of sodium glucose transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors. This class of antidiabetic medications has ketogenic ...

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of conditions that affect your child’s adrenal glands. Congenital means that your child had this at birth, and hyperplasia means that the glands are ...

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2 Department of Internal Medicine, SUT Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 3 ...

A biopsy means removing a sample of cells or tissue and looking at it under a microscope. You may have a liver biopsy to help diagnose liver cancer. But not everyone needs to have one. Doctors can ...

Jullian Adoncello was a happy, healthy toddler when he began suffering from what appeared to be viruses. The recurring ...

A bone biopsy is a test that takes a sample of tissue or cells from your bone to check for cancer or other bone diseases. The sample comes from the outer part of your bone. It's different from a ...