JCEM Editors examine pandemic’s impact on endocrine patients in editorial Individuals taking a class of steroid hormones called glucocorticoids for conditions such as asthma, allergies and arthritis on a routine basis may be unable to mount a normal stress response and are at high risk if they are infected with the virus causing COVID-19, according...
Virtual event to incorporate content from meeting cancelled amid COVID-19 pandemic Today, the Endocrine Society announced that it will host its largest-ever online meeting in June to ensure endocrine researchers and clinicians continue to have access to the latest scientific information, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. ENDO Online 2020 will feature a mixture of on-demand and live programming for both clinical and research audiences. The...
The Guardian News environment reporter Emily Holden received the Endocrine Society’s annual Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism, the Society announced today. Holden is being honored for her coverage of our everyday exposure to harmful chemicals found in plastics, cosmetics and food. The winning article, “Is modern life poisoning me? I took the tests to find out,” was published in The Guardian News in May 2019. This article is part of Toxic America,...
The Endocrine Society has selected five recipients for its 2020 Early Investigators Awards. The Early Investigators Awards were established to assist in the development of early-career investigators and to provide greater recognition of their accomplishments in endocrine-related research. The Endocrine Society’s 2020 Early Investigators Award winners are: Mehmet Furkan Burak, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass. His research...
Researchers will discuss how artificial intelligence and drones are being incorporated into health care when they share the latest emerging science during the Endocrine Society’s ENDO 2020 virtual news conferences March 30-31. The press conferences will feature select abstracts that were slated to be presented at ENDO 2020, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting. The event...
Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD International Excellence in Endocrinology Award Prof. Dr. Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD, is currently head of the Department & Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine at the KU Leuven – University of Leuven. This intensive care unit is a large, 67-bed tertiary center treating over 3,100 patients annually including...
Three Endocrine Society members have been recognized by the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) as recipients of its 2020 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Awards. The awards recognize academics, healthcare providers, and educators who have contributed to tangible advances in the field of diabetes care and research. Each recipient has shown outstanding commitment to achieving...
Michael Tuttle, MD Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award Michael Tuttle, MD, is professor of medicine, Cornell University and clinical director of the Endocrine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital. He is a leading clinician-investigator in the field of thyroid cancer and his work has shifted the paradigm in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) treatment. Dr. Tuttle is a...
Virtual event to incorporate content from meeting cancelled amid COVID-19 pandemic Today, the Endocrine Society announced that it will host its largest-ever online meeting in June to ensure endocrine researchers and clinicians continue to have access to the latest scientific information, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. ENDO Online 2020 will feature a mixture of on-demand and live programming for both clinical and research audiences. The...
Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD International Excellence in Endocrinology Award Prof. Dr. Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD, is currently head of the Department & Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine at the KU Leuven – University of Leuven. This intensive care unit is a large, 67-bed tertiary center treating over 3,100 patients annually including...
Michael Tuttle, MD Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award Michael Tuttle, MD, is professor of medicine, Cornell University and clinical director of the Endocrine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital. He is a leading clinician-investigator in the field of thyroid cancer and his work has shifted the paradigm in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) treatment. Dr. Tuttle is a...
