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On July 14, the House Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year (FY) 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS), Education and Related Agencies Appropriations spending measure which includes funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The House LHHS bill provides an additional $1.25 billion for biomedical research, which would raise the NIH budget to...
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On May 18, the Endocrine Society attended the 201st meeting of the National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Advisory Council. Society members Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD, Alan Saltiel, PhD, and Joel Elmquist, PhD, DVM, are members of the NIDDK Council, which advises the director of the NIDDK on research, support activities, and functions...
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On June 9, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations bill by a vote of 29-1 (James Lankford [R-OK] was the only “no” vote). The bill provides a $2 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), bringing the agency’s budget to $34.1 billion...
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The Endocrine Society expressed disappointment and concern today that the European Commission’s regulatory criteria are too strict to effectively protect the public from endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). “The European Commission has set the bar so high that it will be challenging for chemicals to meet the standard, even when there is scientific evidence of harm,” said...
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On May 6, Endocrine Society members Richard Legro, MD, and Carole Mendelson, PhD, represented the Society at a meeting with leadership from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), including the Acting Director of the NICHD, Catherine Spong, MD. During the meeting, Legro and Mendelson discussed how to maintain...
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Endocrine Society members representing the Society’s leadership, Advocacy & Public Outreach Core Committee, Clinical Affairs Core Committee, Research Affairs Core Committee, Centennial Task Force, and Future Leaders to Advance Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) headed to Capitol Hill April 28 to educate Members of Congress about the importance of the endocrinology field. The Society held the...
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Endocrine News spoke with David Weinberg, PhD, project lead for the Human Placenta Project about why this new initiative is so important and how Endocrine Society members can become involved. The Human Placenta Project (HPP) was launched in the spring of 2014 by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development....
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The federal appropriations season – when members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate develop and vote on spending bills to fund all federal programs – is upon Washington, D.C. House and Senate Appropriations Committees have begun to consider spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2017. In the Senate, there is a fever pitch...
Endocrinology Advocacy
Not all topics of relevance to endocrinologists are about specific conditions and diseases. Sometimes, doctors need information about changes in the medical field or the field of endocrinology. Changes to medical insurance legislation, drug trial regulations and even patient privacy legislation all impact a practitioner’s way of doing business and practicing medicine. Yet keeping track of these details is not always easy. That’s why Endocrine News has organized articles and news pieces on these topics into this advocacy page. Here, practitioners can find the information gathered by the Endocrine Society, a leading endocrinology advocacy organization, conveniently in one location.
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As an endocrinology advocacy organization, the Endocrine Society is constantly working to advocate for endocrinologists and their patients, both in the government and in various research centers across the country. Here on Endocrine News, you can stay informed about these efforts and their results, so you are well aware of what changes may be coming that affect your practice. This is an invaluable resource for doctors who wish to spend their time focusing on their patients, rather than advocating for their practices, but also wish to stay informed about what is happening in the field.
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On the Advocacy page, Endocrine News provides advocacy information relevant to both those in the research field and those practicing on a clinical level. Stay up to date with the activities of the Endocrine Society, learn more about the legislation that affects your work, and see highlights of leading researchers who are pioneering not only advances in the practice but also advocacy for endocrinology as a field. By utilizing the resources on the Advocacy page, you will be better equipped to meet the needs of your patients while staying abreast on the changes affecting the industry.
