Brain Surgery For Pituitary Tumor Helps Illinois Mom Have Second Baby

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• June 5, 2026
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A suburban Chicago woman who feared she might never have another child is now celebrating a growing family after brain surgery at Northwestern Medicine.

After the birth of her first daughter in 2022, Lisa Fasone began experiencing postpartum hormonal issues.

"My me...

New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids

• HealthDay Reporter
• Denise Mann
• April 25, 2023
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Each year, about 140 kids in the United States are diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma, a typically non-cancerous brain tumor that develops near the pituitary gland at the base of the brain.

Doctors treat craniopharyngiomas with surgery to remove the entire tumor or a les...