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Endocrine Society Meetings: The Best of the Best

Mark Headshot As you read this issue in the middle of summer, there is certainly no sign of any of the typical summer doldrums and that is largely due to the amazing events the Endocrine Society is known for around the world. Not only does the July issue feature research presented at the first-ever all virtual ENDO...
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Endocrine Society Journals Earn Higher 2020 Impact Factors

endocrine reviews dec 2020 Endocrine Society Journals experienced large Impact Factor increases, led by Endocrine Reviews, according to Clarivate’s recently released annual Journal Citation Report (JCR) for 2020.  A highly regarded metric used to measure the success of scholarly journals, the 2020 Impact Factor is calculated by tracking how many times articles that a journal published in 2018 and 2019 were cited by authors during 2020. The number of citations is then divided by the...
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Rave Reviews: ENDO 2021 Attendees Share Their Thoughts

Now that ENDO 2021 is one for the record books, here’s what a few attendees to the Endocrine Society’s first all-virtual annual conference had to say. Empowered at ENDO 2021 In my position as a chief scribe at Stanford, and prior medical scribe in endocrinology, I attended ENDO 2021 to supplement my clinical experiences with...
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Transgender Teenagers Deserve Same Access to Medical Care as Other Youth

Endocrine Society, coalition file intervention in UK High Court appeal The Endocrine Society and a coalition of LGBTQ+ youth and reproductive health organizations argued in a joint submission to the High Court of England and Wales that transgender teenagers should be able to give informed consent to treatment the same way teenagers with other medical conditions can. The coalition submitted a written intervention as part of the appeal of Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Health Foundation, a case where...
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Endocrine Society Mourns the Passing of Jean D. Wilson, MD

The Endocrine Society leadership is saddened to announce the passing of renowned member and past president Jean D. Wilson, MD. Wilson was president of the Endocrine Society from 1989 to 1990 and a member for almost 50 years.  Wilson’s most recent role was professor emeritus of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas,...
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Endocrine Society Celebrates Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act

Landmark decision will preserve access to care for people with pre-existing conditions, chronic disease The Endocrine Society today praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, which makes health care accessible to millions of individuals nationwide, including those with hormone health conditions such as diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid conditions, and breast and prostate cancer....