Derek Bagley, Author at Endocrine News

Staying Curious: How Felix Beuschlein, MD, Has Advanced Adrenal Tumor Care Through Transatlantic Collaboration

Honored by both the Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology with the 2024 Transatlantic Alliance Award, Felix Beuschlein, MD, has made significant contributions to endocrine research on both sides of the Atlantic, from Michigan to Switzerland! Endocrine News speaks with Beuschlein about what this award means to him, conducting pioneering research on two...

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Aftershocks: Practicing Endocrinology Amid a Catastrophe

Kemal Agbaht, MD, is a clinician at Iskenderun Gelisim Hospital in Hatay, Turkey, where he treats a wide spectrum of endocrine disorders. He’s on the editorial board of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism; he’s a husband and father. But when an earthquake literally rocks your world, your priorities must shift with the tectonic...

Mount Sinai Researchers Find Testosterone Hormone Therapy for Transmasculine Individuals Is Safer Than Previously Thought

A common concern about gender-affirming hormone therapy for transmasculine people is the risk of red blood cell volume changes and erythrocytosis with the use of prescribed testosterone. However, Mount Sinai researchers have found that testosterone treatment may be safer than previously reported, with results published recently in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Mount...

Teprotumumab Improves Proptosis in Thyroid Eye Disease

Teprotumumab significantly improved proptosis versus placebo in longstanding/low inflammation thyroid eye disease (TED) according to data from the first placebo-controlled trial of the drug that was recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. (Horizon Therapeutics funded the trial and is marketing the drug as TEPEZZA.) Researchers led by Raymond S. Douglas, MD,...

Getting Back to Normal: Options for Treating Hypoparathyroidism

Endocrine News talks to Aliya Khan, MD, about the debilitating effects of hypoparathyroidism, new treatment guidelines she helped create, and exciting news from trials that showed promising results that could allow these patients to have a much-improved quality of life, both physical and psychological. “I wish I had this medicine when I was a kid,”...

Standardized Testing: Universal Risk Stratification System Needed for Thyroid Nodules

With thyroid cancer patients often getting different — and sometimes conflicting — treatment recommendations from a variety of diagnostic tools, Priyanka Majety, MD, talks to Endocrine News about why it’s time for clinicians to coalesce around a single set of standards for these cases, which could potentially eliminate unnecessary procedures. Priyanka Majety, MD, assistant professor...

Pharma Fridays – January 12, 2024

An Endocrine News roundup of the week’s pharmaceutical news, breakthroughs, and general information. * Pilot Study Announced Exploring the Effect of Oral Testosterone Therapy (CIII testosterone undecanoate capsules) on Male Fertility On January 9, Marius Pharmaceuticals, announced it has initiated a pilot study to better understand the effect of oral testosterone replacement therapy, KYZATREX® (testosterone undecanoate), on spermatogenesis...

Women Undergoing Fertility Treatment Who Are Stressed May Have Heart Health Issues during Pregnancy

Study links high blood sugar during pregnancy with weak heart health A new Journal of the Endocrine Society study among women attending a fertility center found that those with more stress before pregnancy had higher blood sugar levels during pregnancy, which is a sign of weaker cardiovascular health. People’s stress levels have continued to rise over the...