As the “Year of Endocrinology” continues while we celebrate 100 years of the Endocrine Society, October is devoted to hormones and cancer. As it has done throughout 2016, Endocrine News is following suit with an issue devoted to this important topic: Cautiously Optimistic. As survival rates from pancreatic cancer slowly inch upward, a new drug...
The Endocrine Society’s flagship magazine, Endocrine News, is a finalist for a design award recognizing the best magazine redesign. Endocrine News, which underwent a major redesign in 2015, is one of seven finalists for an Ozzie Award (sponsored by Folio: Magazine) in the category of Best Redesign for an Association / Non-Profit magazine. The Ozzies...
New Clinical Practice Guideline Published on Diabetes Technologies
On September 26, the Endocrine Society issued a Clinical Practice Guideline recommending continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) as the gold standard of care for adults with Type 1 diabetes. The guideline, titled “Diabetes Technology—Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy and Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,” was published online and will appear...
Endocrine Society in the News: PBS News Hour, Prevention, Parade…
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...
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...
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...
From the Century of Endocrinology: 1959 – 1960: Radioimmunoassay Developed
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...