Endocrine News speaks with Daniel Oppenheim, MD, who represents the Endocrine Society on the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, which consists of dozens of medical associations that have joined together to heal the planet as well as their patients. The Endocrine Society recently joined nearly 30 medical associations who make up the...
More than half of adults with type 2 diabetes had long-term remission following gastric bypass surgery, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Bariatric surgery helps people with severe obesity lose a lot of weight and improve their health. Two common types of bariatric surgery are lap band surgery,...
Alan Schneyer, PhD, was a distinguished researcher directing National Institutes of Health-funded laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. After early work examining LH and FSH and their actions in species from dolphins to humans, Alan developed a laboratory studying hormones that regulate gonadotropins. His research focused on the...
A new study finds that primary aldosteronism is behind many more cases of uncontrolled high blood pressure than common diagnostic tests show. Despite the potential for severe consequences, inexpensive treatments are available for this often overlooked condition. Some endocrinologists have long argued that primary aldosteronism is not the rare disease that it is commonly...
The Endocrine Society is an advocate for transgender patients and ensuring their access to gender-affirming, evidence-based healthcare. During the Fall, the Society’s Transgender Special Interest Group and members of the Pediatric Endocrine Society formed a working group to update Society documents and develop new material on care for transgender individuals to be used in advocacy...
Endocrine Society members Alison Boyce, MD, and Stephanie Chung, MBBS, are among the five scientists that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) selected for the 2020 Lasker Clinical Research Scholars program, a partnership with the Lasker Foundation that supports the emergence of the next generation of clinician-researchers. Chief of the Metabolic Bone Disorders Unit, National...
Among the environmental disruptors that contribute to the development of diabetes, air pollution is gaining the spotlight. Airborne microscopic endocrine disruptors not only get in the lungs, but also find their way into the bloodstream where they can cause organ damage, specifically to the pancreas. Health professionals uniformly endorse wearing a mask to lower...
Sleep disruptions, poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and general malaise can all be a part of those on call hours for every clinician. Endocrine News spoke to a few experts for their advice on simple ways to combat the ill effects of being on call. Being on call — working after hours to...
Endocrine News speaks with Daniel Oppenheim, MD, who represents the Endocrine Society on the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, which consists of dozens of medical associations that have joined together to heal the planet as well as their patients. The Endocrine Society recently joined nearly 30 medical associations who make up the...
Alan Schneyer, PhD, was a distinguished researcher directing National Institutes of Health-funded laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. After early work examining LH and FSH and their actions in species from dolphins to humans, Alan developed a laboratory studying hormones that regulate gonadotropins. His research focused on the...