The growing incidence of a potentially cancer-causing liver disease in children is associated with prenatal exposure to several endocrine-disrupting chemicals, Mount Sinai researchers report. It is the first comprehensive study on the association of prenatal exposure and mixtures of these chemicals and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The researchers used cytokeratin-18 as a novel marker for...
Author: Mark Newman
Endocrine Society Clinical Endocrinology Update 2022 is a hybrid meeting for the first time and will offer attendees a variety of refresher courses on the latest diagnosis and treatment recommendations for various endocrine conditions. Endocrine News talks with Arthi Thirumalai, MBBS, about her two sessions that detail treating low testosterone in men, risk factors, controversies,...EPA Incorporates Endocrine Society Recommendations in PFAS Water Health Advisories
On June 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued drinking water health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) including PFOS, PFOA, GenX, and PFBS and incorporated Endocrine Society recommendations on low dose impact by acknowledging that there is no safe level for certain PFAS and health effects may occur below the current...
Endocrine Society Advances Key Priorities at AMA Annual Meeting
On June 10 – 15, the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates met to establish policy positions on topics of importance to healthcare providers and patients. Endocrine Society delegates Amanda Bell, MD, and Palak Choksi, MD, successfully advocated for several of our key policy priorities, including insulin affordability, obesity, women’s health, climate change, and...
VIDEO: Endo Cares Reaches Out to Local Community at ENDO 2022 in Atlanta
Endocrine Society members Melanie Haines, MD, and Priya Vellanki, MD, discuss the Endocrine Society’s Endo Cares event that took place during ENDO 2022 in Atlanta with Endocrine News editor, Mark A. Newman. [VIDEO] On Sunday June 12 during ENDO 2022, Endocrine News editor Mark A. Newman spoke with Melanie Haines, MD, and Priya Vellanki, MD,...
The Endocrine Society announces its endorsement of the bipartisan insulin bill introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) that would take steps to reduce out-of-pocket costs of insulin, the escalating price of insulin, and formulary management for people with diabetes. The INSULIN Act aligns with recommendations in the Society’s Insulin Access and Affordability...
VIDEO: William F. Young, Jr., MD, Discusses JCEM Case Reports at ENDO 2022
William F. Young, Jr., MD, discusses the Endocrine Society’s newest journal, JCEM Case Reports, with Endocrine News editor Mark A. Newman. [VIDEO] Among the throngs of attendees in the ENDO Expo hall at ENDO 2022 in Atlanta, newly named editor-in-chief of the Endocrine Society’s upcoming launch of JCEM Case Reports took time out of his...
Top 5 Reasons to Attend the Mechanisms of Allostasis Conference
This September, the Endocrine Society and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) are teaming up to sponsor a new conference focused on the basic science of stress biology and new discoveries about the fundamental mechanisms of allostasis and the generation of allostatic load. Check out our top five reasons to submit your...
