Cortisol is a hormone that plays an active role in metabolic health, blood pressure control and immune response. But, perhaps what cortisol is most known for is its handling of stress.

Among the 691,430 patients, only 0.2% had adrenal insufficiency as a secondary diagnosis. Patients with vs without adrenal insufficiency had an older mean age (66 vs 63 years), greater proportion of ...

“Addison's Disease is the most common cause of ‘primary adrenal insufficiency’, or failure of the adrenal glands, but there can be other causes,” explains Monro who, at 76 has now been ...

Adrenal insufficiency may have a considerable effect on daily living and may lead to an adrenal crisis if not identified and treated. Common causes of adrenal crisis in people with adrenal ...

They can develop slowly over time or rapidly if acute adrenal failure occurs. The most common and earliest symptom of Addison’s disease is fatigue, but there are other symptoms associated with ...

Adrenal insufficiency – a reduced ability to produce cortisol and other hormones critical for regulating many bodily processes – is common in people with HIV or tuberculosis and needs to be considered ...

Also known as Addison’s disease, this is a condition where there is an insufficiency of cortisol in the body caused by problems with the adrenal glands themselves. There is also often an insufficiency ...

Addison’s disease is caused by a failure of the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are one of several organs that comprise the endocrine system. The glands are situated atop each kidney and are ...

Addison’s disease, or adrenal insufficiency, is usually an autoimmune disease, resulting from a faulty immune response. Other causes include infections and steroid use. Certain genetic factors ...

Acute illness in patients with concomitant Addison's disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus: Increased incidence of hypoglycaemia and adrenal crises. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2020) 93(2):104–10. doi: ...