The Endocrine Society, the European Society for Endocrinology, and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology sent a joint letter to the European Commission (EC) expressing serious concern with the Commission’s proposed criteria on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In the letter, the three societies claim the proposed criteria will fail to identify EDCs that are currently causing...
Several esteemed members of the Endocrine Society are making their own headlines in a variety of media around the world. Check them out below: Runner’s World – What Runners Need to Know About Missing Their Periods Catherine Gordon, MD, MSc, and Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH, discussed the Society’s new Clinical Practice Guideline on functional hypothalamic...
The Endocrine Society is remembering Agnes “Agi” Schonbrunn, PhD, vice chair, Department of Integrative Biology & Pharmacology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, who passed away in June. Schonbrunn was an enthusiastic member of the Endocrine Society and was a member of the Annual Meeting Steering Committee at the time of...
The Endocrine Society’s new clinical practice guideline on treating patients with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach to care. However, in some cases the patient must undertake certain lifestyle changes and that poses an entirely new set of challenges. When a very thin and active young woman presents complaining that...
Endocrine Society members Barbara B. Kahn, MD, Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD, and Christopher K. Glass, MD, PhD, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), which recognizes achievement in science and provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations. Kahn, an international leader in the field...
Endocrine Society past-president, Andrea Dunaif, MD, has been appointed the new Chief for the Hilda and J. Lester Gabrilove Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease for the Mount Sinai Health System. She replaces Society member Derek Leroith, MD, PhD, who served as interim chief for the last year. Dunaif, who served as the Endocrine...
On May 15, an amicus brief was submitted on behalf of 16 medical and mental health organizations, including the Endocrine Society, to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the plaintiff. Amicus briefs are legal documents filed in appellate court cases by non-litigants who have a strong interest in the subject matter. The...
Thirty endocrinologists from around the world learned about pathways to leadership roles during the Society’s successful inaugural Global Leadership Academy. “The Endocrine Society is committed to developing the next generation of global leaders in endocrine research and practice,” says Endocrine Society President Lynnette K. Nieman, MD. “The Global Leadership Academy serves as the vehicle to...
The Endocrine Society is remembering Agnes “Agi” Schonbrunn, PhD, vice chair, Department of Integrative Biology & Pharmacology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, who passed away in June. Schonbrunn was an enthusiastic member of the Endocrine Society and was a member of the Annual Meeting Steering Committee at the time of...
The Endocrine Society’s new clinical practice guideline on treating patients with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach to care. However, in some cases the patient must undertake certain lifestyle changes and that poses an entirely new set of challenges. When a very thin and active young woman presents complaining that...
Endocrine Society past-president, Andrea Dunaif, MD, has been appointed the new Chief for the Hilda and J. Lester Gabrilove Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease for the Mount Sinai Health System. She replaces Society member Derek Leroith, MD, PhD, who served as interim chief for the last year. Dunaif, who served as the Endocrine...
