The deadline is Monday, February 13, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) If you’re thinking about submitting an abstract for ENDO 2017 in Orlando, time is running out! Submit your late-breaking abstract and share your research with the largest gathering of scientists and physicians working in hormone research and clinical endocrinology. Submit your best late-breaking science...
Endocrine Society Issues Pediatric Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline
On February 1, the Endocrine Society issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to prevent and treat childhood obesity with lifestyle changes. The guideline, titled “Pediatric Obesity — Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,” was published online and will appear in the March 2017 print issue of The...
MedPage Today — Concern Over EDCs Continues to Grow Endocrinology editor-in-chief Andrea Gore, PhD, shared her hopes for endocrine-disrupting chemical policy improvements in 2017. The medical trade publication examined the endocrine-disrupting chemicals landscape, including recent publications from Society member Leonardo Trasande, MD, and Gore. L’Obs — “Inacceptable!” Ça chauffe entre la France et Bruxelles au sujet des perturbateurs...
The Endocrine Society unveiled the first issue of its Open Access scholarly publication the Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES) today, marking the first time the Society has introduced a new journal under its ownership in nearly 30 years. The online-only format is specifically intended to rapidly publish emerging science on a variety of endocrinology...
European Commission Proposal Leaves Public Exposed to Harmful EDCs
The Endocrine Society expressed disappointment today in the European Commission’s revised proposal on defining and identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), citing unnecessarily narrow criteria for identifying EDCs that will make it nearly impossible for scientists to meet the unrealistically high burden of proof and protect the public from dangerous chemicals. A new provision in the revised...
The Endocrine Society today praised Eli Lilly and Company’s announcement that it will offer discounted prices on insulin products purchased through certain online platforms as a step toward addressing increasing insulin prices. The Society is concerned rising insulin prices have created a barrier that makes it challenging for people with diabetes who are insulin-dependent to...