Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Rana K. Gupta, PhD Rana K. Gupta, PhD, is a professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. He spent a decade building a research program at the University of Texas Southwestern that has earned international recognition for its novel contributions to the...
Author: Mark Newman
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in plastics may contribute to diabetes risk in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Phthalates are chemicals widely used in plastics such as personal care products, children’s toys, and food and beverage packaging. Phthalate exposure is associated with reduced fertility, diabetes and other endocrine disorders....
Endocrine Society Praises State of the Union Attention to Insulin Affordability
Society calls on Congress to take urgent action to save lives, improve health The Endocrine Society applauds President Biden’s call to rein in soaring insulin prices for those with private insurance and urges Congress to take immediate action. Biden plans to highlight the need for insulin affordability during tonight’s State of the Union address. He...
Daniel J. Drucker, MD, Receives the 2023 Wolf Prize in Medicine
The Wolf Prize in Medicine for 2023 has been awarded to Daniel J. Drucker, MD, “for pioneering work in elucidating the mechanisms and therapeutic potential of enteroendocrine hormones.” Drucker, professor of medicine at the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mt. Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, is being recognized for having...Meet the 2023 Laureates: David Stephen Cooper, MD, Outstanding Educator Award
Outstanding Educator Award David Stephen Cooper, MD Cooper is a professor of medicine and radiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Bethesda, Md. He has been a faculty member at Johns Hopkins for more than 30 years and is an international leader in the thyroid and endocrine community for his work treating...
Recapping the January 2023 Endocrine News As we kick off a new year, the January 2023 Endocrine News is paying special tribute to those individuals who have made the field of endocrinology so remarkable, the outstanding members of the Endocrine Society. And what better way to start crowing about our outstanding members than with the... Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research Joseph Bass, MD, PhD Bass is the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Ill. As a world leader in circadian biology and endocrinology, his creativity and insights as an endocrinologist were instrumental in his discovery that a mutation in...
Systems Upgrade: A New Endocrine Society Guideline Promotes Technology to Counter Hypoglycemic Risk
Technologies such as continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pumps have reduced the threat of hypoglycemia in people with diabetes. The latest Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline on hypoglycemia in diabetes urges greater adoption of these many advances in technology and medications. The many advances in treating diabetes in recent years range from the technology of...
