Author: Mark Newman

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Remembering Robert B. Jaffe, MD: A Man for the Ages

jaffee Robert B. Jaffe MD, was an international icon in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, who advanced our scientific understanding of reproductive disorders, cared for patients with complex female reproductive endocrine diseases, and mentored countless medical students and postdoctoral fellows. His remarkable career of outstanding achievements includes research contributions in fetal/placental endocrinology and oncology,...
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ENDO Online 2020 Sets Registration Record

ENDOOnline2020_4C_Logo Attendance topped 17,000 for largest-ever Endocrine Society meeting ENDO Online 2020 set a new record as the largest meeting in the Endocrine Society’s more than 100-year history, with over 17,000 attendees. ENDO Online 2020, held June 8-22, delivered the latest scientific information and best clinical practices to physicians and researchers worldwide. The virtual meeting featured both on-demand and live content. To ensure scientists and clinicians could continue to...
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Expert Opinion: COVID-19 & RAS Blockers

The theoretical threat from blood pressure medicine’s effects on COVID-19 caused many patients on these medications to make panicked calls to their healthcare providers. However, a group of professional associations and researchers moved quickly to counter this fear — and to recommend that patients infected with COVID-19 should continue taking renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers in...
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Endocrine Society Argues for Inclusion of EDCs in EU Chemicals Strategy

In May, the European Commission released a roadmap outlining plans for a Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The Chemicals Strategy, which will form a component of the European Green Deal, seeks to “reduce the risks associated with producing and using chemicals” by improving the European Union (EU) regulatory process and strengthening the regulatory framework for harmful...
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Endocrine Society Congratulates New NIEHS Director

On June 11, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the appointment of Rick Woychik, PhD, as director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology Program (NTP). Woychik has been serving as the Acting Director of NIEHS since October 2019 following the retirement of the previous Director, Linda Birnbaum, PhD....
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The Endocrine Society’s Role in Recent LGBTQ+ Supreme Court Ruling

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States found that gay and transgender individuals cannot be discriminated against in the workplace on the basis of sex. The 6-3 decision stated that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “because of sex,” includes gay and transgender employees. The...
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Threatens Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common and potentially fatal complication in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, according to a new clinical perspective published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Diabetic ketoacidosis almost always requires special care in the hospital which usually takes place in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is caused by insufficient insulin circulating in the bloodstream, which is more likely to occur during a serious infection like COVID-19. Diabetic...
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Endocrine Society Issues Statement on Dexamethasone & COVID-19

On June 17, the Endocrine Society issued a statement on the efficacy of using dexamethasone in COVID-19 patients. Here is the statement in full: A new clinical trial out of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, reports that dexamethasone reduced deaths in patients with severe COVID-19. It is imperative that our patients and the public...