For the sixth year running, Endocrine News talks to editors from Endocrine Society publications to get the scoop on the top endocrine discoveries of 2020. In this fourth installment, we talk to The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism editors about what they think this year’s most significant studies were that will impact endocrine science...
While evidence-based guidelines don’t encourage it, many endocrinologists recognize a need to give combination therapy a trial in some patients with hypothyroidism. Although treatment guidelines specify levothyroxine as the standard of care for hypothyroidism, many thyroid specialists acknowledge a dirty little not-so-secret: When pressed by an insistent patient, many clinicians find it prudent to explore...
According to a new guideline from the European Society of Endocrinology, patients with obesity should be routinely tested for thyroid function. However, testing for other endocrine-related conditions should be guided by the presence of symptoms. The endocrine system and obesity can have a push-pull relationship. Some endocrine disorders — such as hypothyroidism and Cushing’s syndrome...
In a preview of his on-demand CEU 2020 session, “When It’s Not Your Thyroid,” James V. Hennessey, MD, presents a series of questions about thyroid patients, what their symptoms mean, as well as what they don’t mean. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once said, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” This...
Two clinical trials have shown positive topline data that add to the growing body of evidence supporting the efficacy and safety of teprotumumab-trbw for the treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED). Horizon Therapeutics is marketing the drug as TEPEZZA, the first medicine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of...
Study reports the first known case of subacute thyroiditis after COVID-19 infection COVID-19 infection may cause subacute thyroiditis, according to a new case study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Subacute thyroiditis is an inflammatory thyroid disease characterized by neck pain and is usually preceded by an upper respiratory tract infection. It may be caused by a viral infection or a post-viral inflammatory reaction, and many...
[Editor’s Note: A version of this feature appeared in the March issue, prior to the spread of COVID-19 forcing the cancellation of ENDO 2020 in San Francisco.] By and large, endocrinologists treating thyroid nodules seem to be adopting two general principles: Avoid overtreating and include the patient in deciding next steps. Another common theme among...
In January, Endocrine News reported on the possible upcoming availability of teprotumumab as a promising treatment for of thyroid eye disease (TED), a serious, progressive and vision-threatening rare autoimmune disease that is associated with proptosis (eye bulging), diplopia (double vision), blurred vision, pain, inflammation, and facial disfigurement. Up to 50% of patients with Graves’ disease...
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For the sixth year running, Endocrine News talks to editors from Endocrine Society publications to get the scoop on the top endocrine discoveries of 2020. In this fourth installment, we talk to The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism editors about what they think this year’s most significant studies were that will impact endocrine science...
In a preview of his on-demand CEU 2020 session, “When It’s Not Your Thyroid,” James V. Hennessey, MD, presents a series of questions about thyroid patients, what their symptoms mean, as well as what they don’t mean. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once said, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” This...
