In a new Scientific Statement released today, the Endocrine Society identifies areas for future endocrine research to reduce health disparities in pediatric and sexual and gender minoritized populations. This Scientific Statement expands the Society’s 2012 statement by focusing on endocrine disease disparities in the pediatric and sexual and gender minoritized populations. These include pediatric and...
Anzela Niraula, PhD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, won the Endocrine Society’s 2023 Endocrine Images Art Competition for her image of the microglia mandala. This contest celebrates the beauty of endocrine science, and entries were judged based on aesthetic value and significance to endocrine research. Niraula’s image of the microglia (above) won the...
The Endocrine Society today endorsed the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act of 2023, a bipartisan insulin affordability bill. Introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), this legislation would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for those with private insurance, ensure patients can share in insulin rebates and discounts,...
The Endocrine Society supports a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule which includes provisions to regulate several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—including PFOA and PFOS—found in our drinking water. The proposed regulation sets an aggressive limit for these PFAS and their mixtures and acknowledges effects at extremely low levels by proposing a health based...
On March 14, a broad coalition of over 30,000 European and international endocrine experts have called on EU legislators to publish the revised REACH proposal without any further delay, and no later than June 2023. Citing the urgent and immediate need to minimize exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in the interest of public health,...
The following compilation includes woman authored content across formats, basic and clinical topics, and geographic region. Endocrine Feedback Loop Inpatient Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures Amal Shibli-Rahhal, MD, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Ann E. Kearns, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Medical Management of Cushing Disease Katie Guttenberg, MD, University of Texas Health at Houston...
Endocrine Society members elected John Newell-Price, MD, PhD, FRCP, as its 2024-2025 President. He will serve as President-Elect for a year beginning in June 2023 before becoming President in June 2024. Newell-Price is professor of endocrinology at the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, United Kingdom. He also is head of the Endocrinology Service at the...
Monthly price caps should be available to everyone who depends on insulin The Endocrine Society commends Eli Lilly and Company for taking steps to reduce insulin prices and make insulin affordable for more people with diabetes. Eli Lilly’s announcement to cut insulin prices by 70% and extend the $35 per month insulin cap to people...
Anzela Niraula, PhD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, won the Endocrine Society’s 2023 Endocrine Images Art Competition for her image of the microglia mandala. This contest celebrates the beauty of endocrine science, and entries were judged based on aesthetic value and significance to endocrine research. Niraula’s image of the microglia (above) won the...
The following compilation includes woman authored content across formats, basic and clinical topics, and geographic region. Endocrine Feedback Loop Inpatient Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures Amal Shibli-Rahhal, MD, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Ann E. Kearns, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Medical Management of Cushing Disease Katie Guttenberg, MD, University of Texas Health at Houston...
