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Approved a little more than a year ago by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, palopegteriparatide was lauded by a panel of experts from around the world in a recently published consensus statement on hypoparathyroidism treatment. Aliya Khan, MD, talks to Endocrine News what this means for these patients’ treatment options, quality of life, and...
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The JCEM Case Reports Clinical Pearls session at ENDO 2025 featured three presentations of rare challenging endocrine cases that could answer questions for endocrinologists who could be treating patients with similar symptoms, possibly triggering further investigations that might lead to optimal outcomes. The audience for the third-annual JCEM Case Reports Clinical Pearls session at ENDO...
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A new study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has revealed a concerning paradox in the management of osteoporosis in the United States. While the use of drug therapies for the bone-weakening disease has increased over the last decade, a significant and persistent trend of underdiagnosis means millions of high-risk patients are missing...
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Divya Sistla, MD, FACP, a steering committee member of the Endocrine Society’s Early-Career Special Interest Group (SIG), discusses how the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center uses a multidisciplinary approach to successfully improve osteoporosis treatment via a fracture liaison service. In the United States, approximately 2 million new cases of osteoporotic fractures are diagnosed annually. This...
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People who skip breakfast and eat late dinners may have an increased risk of developing osteoporosis, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Lifestyle habits, such as exercise, alcohol consumption and smoking, are known to increase people’s risk of osteoporosis, however little is known about the association between osteoporotic fracture...
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Each May in the U.S. is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month which is observed to raise awareness about osteoporosis, promote prevention, and early detection. Bone health is one of the cornerstones of endocrine science and practice, so we felt that this was the perfect issue to take a look at some of the recent...
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Three Studies Reveal New Insights into Osteoporosis and Bone Health A trio of studies from the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism examines several issues relating to bone health complications. These papers looked at treatment options to increase bone density in breast cancer patients; the impact of sleeve gastrectomy procedures on bone mass...
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A new study has found that bone marrow fat content, as measured by advanced imaging techniques, does not predict the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women. The findings, recently published in The Journal of the Endocrine Society, challenge the idea that bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) plays a significant role in fracture susceptibility and suggest...
