On June 7, 2019, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II appointed V. Craig Jordan, OBE, as Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services to women’s health. The award recognizes Jordan’s discovery of Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) as the first multifunctional medicines for women...Standing Room Only: The NIH’s Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD Opens ENDO 2019
Every ENDO is packed with exciting, groundbreaking science, and of course, one of the highlights each year is the Presidential Plenary. To officially open the proceedings of ENDO 2019 in New Orleans, attendees were fortunate to have Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, the director of the National Institutes of Health, deliver the Presidential Plenary speech,...Advocacy in Action: Women’s Health, Fetal Tissue Research, and More
Here is a quick run down of major issues being discussed by policymakers from an endocrine perspective and the Society’s current advocacy work. Let us know if you would like additional information or have any questions. What’s Happening in Washington & What We Are Working On Congress returned from a week-long district work period and...Society Advocates for Important Diabetes Research Programs, Access, and Affordability
Q&A: Derek LeRoith, MD, PhD, Discusses Society Guideline on Treating Older Patients with Diabetes
Endocrine News talks with Derek LeRoith MD, PhD, chair of the guideline writing committee that created the latest Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults. Simplifying medication regimens and tailoring glycemic targets in older adults with diabetes improves adherence and avoids treatment-related complications, according to the latest clinical practice guideline released by the...Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor May Prevent Defective Uterine Artery Remodeling
[Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include the great work of Knock Out Rounds third place winner Loize Marechal, MSc, a PhD student at the University of Montreal, who presented her study on how a sub-optimal womb environment can affect metabolic health.] Scientists and clinicians descended upon the Crescent City in anticipation of being...
