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Endocrine Society Speaks Out Against Texas Governor’s Anti-Transgender Directive

On Monday, February 21, the Texas attorney general issued a nonbinding legal opinion arguing that gender-affirming care falls under the state’s existing definition of child abuse and neglect. Following this, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a directive ordering the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to conduct investigations of any reported instances of...
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Endocrine Society Applauds House for Taking Action to Improve Insulin Affordability

Underlying problem of rising insulin prices still needs to be addressed. The Endocrine Society applauds the House of Representatives for hearing our call to improve insulin affordability for people with diabetes as it prepares to vote on the Affordable Insulin Now Act this week. The bill would cap patients’ out-of-pocket insulin costs to $35 per month for people on Medicare and private...
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Endocrine Society to Launch JCEM Case Reports Journal

Bill Young Past President William F. Young, Jr., will serve as inaugural Editor-in-Chief. The Endocrine Society announced it will launch a new open access, online-only journal featuring reports on clinical cases and clinical problem solving from across the field of endocrinology. JCEM Case Reports will be fully peer-reviewed and begin publishing issues in late 2022. Society Past...
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Will Charlton Named CMO at Spruce Biosciences, Inc.

Will Charlton (002) Endocrine Society member Will Charton, MD, MAS, has been appointed chief medical office at Spruce Biosciences, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for rare endocrine disorders with significant unmet medical need. Charlton, a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist with over 15 years of clinical research experience in industry and academia, will...
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Society Members Honored by the American Diabetes Association

Several Endocrine Society members have been honored by the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) as recipients of 2022 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Awards. The awards honor academics, healthcare providers, and educators who have contributed to substantial advances in the field of diabetes care and research. “These extraordinary individuals receiving the ADA’s National Scientific and...
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Endocrine Society Streamlines Name Change Policy for Journal Authors 

Policy supports needs of transgender and nonbinary researchers  The Endocrine Society has introduced a policy to make it simpler for authors of articles published in its peer-reviewed journals to update their names following a name change.  The policy is designed to support authors who are transgender or nonbinary, as well as those who change their...