Author: Mark Newman

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Insulin Sensitivity Improves with Testosterone Therapy in Men with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypogonadism

About a third of men with type 2 diabetes (T2D) also have hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH). This comorbidity makes that subgroup more insulin resistant, with increased adiposity and less lean mass, according to research published recently in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. A team led by Paresh Dandona, BSc, MB, BS, DPhil, FRCP, of...
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Study Data Helps Refine Testosterone Deficiency Definition and Establish Target Levels for Lifestyle Interventions

As men age, testosterone levels decrease, but current guidelines recommend testing in symptomatic men only, and there has been a lack of consensus about what point that decrease becomes a deficiency. Healthy aging men have been presumed to have higher serum testosterone levels than their counterparts with obesity, smoking history, or associated comorbidities, but large-scale...
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Meet the 2020 Laureates: Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD

Photo_Greet Van den Berghe Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD International Excellence in Endocrinology Award Prof. Dr. Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD, is currently head of the Department & Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine at the KU Leuven – University of Leuven. This intensive care unit is a large, 67-bed tertiary center treating over 3,100 patients annually including...
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Society Members Recognized by ADA

Three Endocrine Society members have been recognized by the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) as recipients of its 2020 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Awards. The awards recognize academics, healthcare providers, and educators who have contributed to tangible advances in the field of diabetes care and research. Each recipient has shown outstanding commitment to achieving...
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Meet the 2020 Laureates: R. Michael Tuttle, MD

michaelTuttle PIC 2017 Michael Tuttle, MD Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award Michael Tuttle, MD, is professor of medicine, Cornell University and clinical director of the Endocrine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital. He is a leading clinician-investigator in the field of thyroid cancer and his work has shifted the paradigm in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) treatment. Dr. Tuttle is a...
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Meet the 2020 Laureates: Peter A. Singer, MD

Singer, Peter_02 (2).jpg Peter A. Singer, MD Vigersky Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award Peter A. Singer, MD, has had a great impact through the years in improving the care of people with endocrine diseases, by his outstanding role in supporting community physicians and his model as a teacher and mentor of medical students, house officers, and endocrine fellows. In...
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Meet the 2020 Laureates: Roy Shires, MBBCh, PhD, FRCP

Prof Shires Roy Shires, MBBCh, PhD, FRCP International Excellence in Endocrinology Award Roy Shires is a professor of medicine at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He became the first head of the Division of Endocrinology at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, the world’s third largest hospital and the only tertiary medical facility serving the largely impoverished and...