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When trying to lose weight by cutting calories, people who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in addition to obesity can lose more weight if they treat their sleep disorder with an overnight CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, machine. This finding of a new study was at ENDO 2019 in New Orleans, La. “Some people...
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Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guideline offers diagnosis and treatment recommendations Simplifying medication regimens and tailoring glycemic targets in older adults with diabetes improves adherence and avoids treatment-related complications, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society. The Society debuted the guideline during a press conference on the opening day of ENDO...
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Gender inequality persists in all sectors of society, including science and medicine disciplines. While female clinicians and researchers are increasing in number[1], they remain underrepresented in scholarly publications and academic positions[2]. Although nearly 50% of medical school graduates are women, they continue to hold fewer senior academic positions and tenured faculty posts than their male...
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Women in Endocrinology Collection is part of a larger effort to advance underrepresented women in endocrinology The Endocrine Society is commemorating International Women’s day with its March 2019 Woman in Endocrinology Collection, a special online thematic issue of peer-reviewed journal articles. Women now make up nearly one-half of United States medical school graduates, up from...
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Paul M. Stewart, MD, FRCP, FMedSci, executive dean and professor of Medicine at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, has been named the next editor-in-chief of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). JCEM is the world’s leading peer-reviewed journal for endocrine clinical research and cutting-edge clinical practice information. The journal provides the latest in-depth...
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Endocrine Society member Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, a pioneer in the field of endocrinology and diabetes research, and the founding director of the Penn Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism (IDOM), will receive the 2019 Rolf Luft Award from the Karolinska Institute. As part of this honor, Lazar will present the Luft Prize Lecture, entitled, “Nuclear Receptors, Circadian Rhythms,...
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Denying preventive services increases medical costs, jeopardizes public health The Endocrine Society objects to the administration’s decision to severely restrict access to the Title X Family Planning Program, the nation’s only program for affordable birth control and reproductive care. The Title X program is essential in helping ensure that every person — regardless of income,...
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The Foundation for the NIH (FNIH) has opened nominations for the 2nd Trailblazer Prize for Clinician-Scientists. This annual prize and $10,000 honorarium presented by the FNIH recognizes the outstanding contributions of early career clinician-scientists in the United States whose work has the potential to or has led to innovations in patient care. The FNIH will...
