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.

Dear Dr. Roach: My son recently was told that his cortisol level is 0.39 and that it should be above 1.8. The result was from a saliva test. He has a very high pulse, low blood pressure, is somewhat ...

During the 36 months of the survey, 11,310 patients were hospitalized in the general internal ward. Among them, 339 (2.9%) were clinically suspected of adrenal insufficiency and had an ...

Recent studies have shown that the eosinophil response to adrenocortical stimulation with intravenously administered ACTH or intramuscular injection of ACTH gel is a much more reliable test of ...