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Meet the 2023 Endocrine Society Laureates: Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD

Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD  Lazar is the Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and the founding director of the university’s Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism. He is an endocrinologist and...
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The “Congenital” Scientist

EN_01_2023_US_FINALCOVER Honored by both the Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology with the 2023 Transatlantic Alliance Award, George Chrousos, MD, ScD, has made significant contributions to endocrine research on both sides of the Atlantic! Endocrine News speaks with Chrousos about what this award means to him, conducting pioneering research on two different continents, the...
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MythBuster: The Many Passions of Antentor Hinton, Jr., PhD

After years of being told that there were no other scientists out there “who looked like him,” Antentor Hinton, Jr., PhD, made it his mission to increase diversity in research labs everywhere he could. By mentoring up and coming scientists, championing DEI, and even creating the 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists of America list in the...
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New Endocrine Society Guideline Suggests Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Treatment Options

Protocols for treating this common cancer complication are provided in latest Clinical Practice Guideline  Experts provide the first framework for treating a common and life-threatening metabolic complication of cancer known as hypercalcemia of malignancy in the Endocrine Society’s new Clinical Practice Guideline.   The guideline, titled “Treatment of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Adults: An Endocrine Society...
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Q&A: Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, MD, MPH, and Matthew T. Drake, MD, PhD

Endocrine News talks with Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, MD, MPH, and Matthew T. Drake, MD, PhD, co–chairs of the guideline development panel that created the latest Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on treating hypercalcemia of malignancy. Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is the most common metabolic complication of cancer, but its incidence may be declining due to...
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New Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline Examines Better Ways to Manage Hypoglycemia in People with Diabetes

People with diabetes are benefiting from advances in medications and technologies to lower their risk of hypoglycemia, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society. The guideline, titled “Management of Individuals with Diabetes at High Risk for Hypoglycemia: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,” was published online and will appear in the March 2023 print...
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Q&A: Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD, FACP, and David C. Lieb, MD, FACP

Endocrine News talks with Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD, FACP and David C. Lieb, MD, FACP, co–chairs of the guideline development panel that created the latest Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on managing hypoglycemia in people with diabetes. In the last decade or so, the amount of progress made in treating people with hypoglycemia has...