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Endocrine Society Awards Inaugural Baxter Prize to Women’s Health Entrepreneur

DSC_5060-360dpi French researcher André Ulmann honored for innovation in hormone science, medicine French physician and researcher André Ulmann, M.D., Ph.D., won the Endocrine Society’s first-ever John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for his advances in women’s health and rare endocrine conditions, the Society announced today. Ulmann founded HRA Pharma and built the company into a leader...
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Endocrine Society Releases Updated Testosterone Therapy Guideline

New scientific evidence has strengthened the case for reserving testosterone therapy for well-documented cases of hypogonadism, a condition where the body does not produce enough testosterone, Endocrine Society experts concluded in an updated Clinical Practice Guideline released today. The guideline, entitled “Testosterone Therapy in Men with Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,” was published...
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Remembering Lawrence A. Frohman, MD 1925 – 2018

111108_Frohman_015.JPG Lawrence Frohman, who passed away March 4, 2018, enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a brilliant neuroendocrinologist who made groundbreaking discoveries in the hypothalamic control of metabolism, and growth hormone production, and the genetics of familial growth hormone-secreting tumors. He performed pioneering work on the control of GH secretion and identified and partially purified...
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Remembering Kevin John Catt

katt Kevin J. Catt, of Chevy Chase Md., a member of the Endocrine Society since 1970, died October 1, 2017 at age 85, after a long illness. Catt was a powerhouse in endocrinology who participated actively in the Endocrine Society as member of the Council, and as member of the editorial boards of The Journal of...
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Endocrine Society, ADA, AACE, AADE Strongly Disagree with ACP’s Recent Diabetes Statement

Together, the Endocrine Society, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), and the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) strongly disagree with the American College of Physicians’ (ACP’s) proposed new guidance that suggests higher blood glucose targets for people with type 2 diabetes. While there is agreement on individualization of...
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New Guideline Details Treatments, Causes for Hirsutism

All women who have unwanted dark, coarse hair growing on the face, chest, or back should undergo testing for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and other underlying health problems, Endocrine Society experts concluded in an updated Clinical Practice Guideline released yesterday. For the first time since 2008, the Society issued an update to its Clinical Practice...
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Endocrine Society Applauds Special Diabetes Program Renewal

The Endocrine Society praised Congress’ decision to include the Special Diabetes Program and increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government that passed today. The CR included a provision to renew the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) for two years with $300 million in funding...
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