Endocrine Society member Rexford S. Ahima, MD, PhD, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS). Ahima, director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., is one of nearly 270 members elected in 2023 drawn from...
The Endocrine Society today endorsed the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act of 2023, a bipartisan insulin affordability bill. Introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), this legislation would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for those with private insurance, ensure patients can share in insulin rebates and discounts,...
Endocrinology is a field with strong female representation today, with women making up 70% of all endocrinologists in training (Pelley et al., 2016). However, for much of the 20th century, endocrinology, like most areas of medicine, was male dominated and exclusionary toward women seeking to enter the discipline. Among the few women who successfully broke...
The Endocrine Society supports a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule which includes provisions to regulate several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—including PFOA and PFOS—found in our drinking water. The proposed regulation sets an aggressive limit for these PFAS and their mixtures and acknowledges effects at extremely low levels by proposing a health based...
On March 14, a broad coalition of over 30,000 European and international endocrine experts have called on EU legislators to publish the revised REACH proposal without any further delay, and no later than June 2023. Citing the urgent and immediate need to minimize exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in the interest of public health,...
Rosalyn Yalow, PhD, became the first woman to serve as the Endocrine Society’s president in 1977, the same year she received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for developing the radioimmunoassay technique for hormone measurement. Endocrine News salutes this notable “grand dame of science” with a look at her life and career, as well...
The following compilation includes woman authored content across formats, basic and clinical topics, and geographic region. Endocrine Feedback Loop Inpatient Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures Amal Shibli-Rahhal, MD, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Ann E. Kearns, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Medical Management of Cushing Disease Katie Guttenberg, MD, University of Texas Health at Houston...
Endocrine Society members elected John Newell-Price, MD, PhD, FRCP, as its 2024-2025 President. He will serve as President-Elect for a year beginning in June 2023 before becoming President in June 2024. Newell-Price is professor of endocrinology at the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, United Kingdom. He also is head of the Endocrinology Service at the...
Endocrine Society member Rexford S. Ahima, MD, PhD, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS). Ahima, director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., is one of nearly 270 members elected in 2023 drawn from...
Rosalyn Yalow, PhD, became the first woman to serve as the Endocrine Society’s president in 1977, the same year she received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for developing the radioimmunoassay technique for hormone measurement. Endocrine News salutes this notable “grand dame of science” with a look at her life and career, as well...
The following compilation includes woman authored content across formats, basic and clinical topics, and geographic region. Endocrine Feedback Loop Inpatient Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures Amal Shibli-Rahhal, MD, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Ann E. Kearns, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Medical Management of Cushing Disease Katie Guttenberg, MD, University of Texas Health at Houston...
