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ACROFAST Findings: Personalized Care for Acromegaly Wins on Both Health and Budget

A precision-medicine protocol for treating acromegaly can slash healthcare costs by 22% while more than doubling a patient’s chances of reaching hormonal remission, according to an economic analysis of the ACROFAST clinical trial. “Cost-effectiveness of personalized medical treatment in acromegaly: a post hoc analysis of the ACROFAST study,” a Spanish study recently published in the...
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Heroin Adulterated with Diabetes Medication Triggers Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies

Medical researchers have identified a dangerous and deceptive trend in the illicit drug market after two nondiabetic patients were admitted to intensive care with life-threatening hypoglycemia following heroin use. The cases, occurring years apart but linked by the same rare clinical presentation, reveal that heroin supplies are being contaminated with glipizide, a potent prescription medication...
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Glucocorticoid Management in Patients with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia with Crinecerfont

Patients with classic adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) may be able to reduce their glucocorticoid (GC) doses with crinecerfont, a first-in-class corticotropin-releasing factor type 1 receptor antagonist, according to two studies recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. funded the studies, and the company is marketing crinecerfont as CRENESSITY®. The two papers...
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Boning Up: The Year in Bone ENDO 2026 Preview

May 2026 Cover ENDO 2026 in Chicago will include a session titled “Year in Bone” featuring two leading experts in bone research who will review and discuss the most influential and cutting‑edge publications from the past year. Endocrine News provides a sneak peek of the talks on this “mysterious and dynamic tissue.” Last February, a paper appeared in...
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ENDO 2026 Preview: Beyond Basic DXA

At ENDO 2026, taking place June 13 – 16 in Chicago, “Beyond Basic DXA” is set to challenge how clinicians think about bone health assessment. Angela M. Cheung, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto, will lead “Beyond Basic DXA” on Day 4 (Monday, June 15),...
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Widespread Chemicals in Plastics May Be Linked to Developmental Delays in Baby Girls

Exposure to common endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during pregnancy may significantly alter the reproductive development of female infants during their first months of life, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers found that daughters of women with higher concentrations of certain chemicals in their systems during pregnancy exhibited...
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Strategic Shifts: New Research Defines Best Ways to Switch Osteoporosis Meds

Effective long-term management of osteoporosis requires a carefully choreographed sequence of medications, as certain drug transitions can significantly enhance or inadvertently undermine bone density, according to a clinical review published by researchers at Aarhus University. The article, “Approach to the Patient—Transitions in Osteoporosis Therapy,” appearing in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, emphasizes that...

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