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PBS News Hour – Puberty blockers may improve the mental health of transgender adolescents Society member Stephen Rosenthal, MD, discussed endocrine treatment for adolescents with gender dysphoria. The Society provided resources for the Kaiser Health News coverage, which appeared in outlets including The Sacramento Bee, the Daily Beast, and The Palm Beach Post. Times of...
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A new global campaign has been launched by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to raise awareness of bone disorder hypophosphatasia (HPP), metabolic disease lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D), and other rare diseases. Uncommon Strength celebrates the extraordinary resilience and inner strength of individuals impacted by these diseases, according to a company statement. Aside from HPP and LAL-D, the...
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Endocrine Society member John W. Funder, MD, PhD, of Prince Henry’s Institute in Victoria, Australia, today was awarded the Fondation PSEN Endocrine Regulations Prize for his work on endocrine aspects of hypertension, including primary aldosteronism. The award was presented at the International Congress of Endocrinology — Chinese Society of Endocrinology in Beijing. As Business Wire points out, Funder...
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Pediatric endocrinologist, Emily L. Germain-Lee, MD, has been recruited to University of Connecticut’s (UConn) School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md. On Oct. 28 she will join UConn Health as a professor in the Department of Pediatrics and chief of...
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In August, the Endocrine Society launched its first global outreach campaign, EndoCares: Diabetes, in Lima, Peru. This two-day program — achieved through strategic partnerships with three local organizations: Sociedad Peruana de Endocrinologia, Asociacion de Diabetes del Peru, and Liga Peruana de Lucha Contra la Diabetes — included a session to educate healthcare providers on diabetes...
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The Endocrine Society today announced it has selected 14 leaders in the endocrinology field as winners of the organization’s prestigious 2017 Laureate Awards. These professionals are responsible for research breakthroughs that lead to the cures of tomorrow and for providing the gold standard of care for patients with hundreds of conditions and diseases such as...
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Rosalyn Yalow (Society President, 1978-1979) and Solomon Berson (Society member) developed a technique that uses radioactive materials to investigate the human body for small amounts of substances. In 1959, Yalow and Berson perfected their measurement technique and named it radioimmunoassay (RIA). RIA is extremely sensitive. It can measure one trillionth of a gram of material...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected Endocrine Society members Ronald Harris, MD, from Geisinger Health System and Ilona Lorincz, MD, from University of Pennsylvania Hospital to provide an endocrine perspective as they develop care episode and patient condition groups for use in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). These groupings will...
