Anti-science rule threatens to harm transgender and gender-diverse minors; sets dangerous precedent for all health care decisions The Endocrine Society rebukes the Florida Board of Medicine’s decision to ban gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse teenagers. We call on the Florida Board of Medicine to reverse the ban and allow physicians to provide evidence-based care and protect...
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Korean Endocrine Society (KES), Endocrine News is sharing a history of a vital sister organization to the Endocrine Society. First founded as a discussion group, the KES has grown into an internationally recognized endocrinology association that has impacted patient care and scientific research around the world. The Korean...
In May, the Endocrine Society launched its latest Special Interest Group (SIG) focused on oncoendocrinology. Even though there is a SIG devoted to endocrine cancers, this new SIG will focus on endocrine and metabolic consequences of non-endocrine cancers and their treatments. In 2019, the Endocrine Society launched Special Interest Groups (SIGs) with the aim of...
The Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) have jointly awarded the 2023 Transatlantic Alliance Award to Prof. George P. Chrousos, MD, ScD. Chrousos is professor emeritus of pediatrics and endocrinology at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) School of Medicine in Athens, Greece. He also is the UNESCO Chair on Adolescent...
The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 13 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2023 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field. Endocrinologists are scientists and medical doctors who specialize in unravelling the mysteries of hormone disorders to care for patients and cure diseases. These professionals have achieved breakthroughs in scientific discoveries...
Two Endocrine Society staff members were honored with Association Forum’s 2022 Forty Under 40 Awards. Rodneikka Scott, CAE, and Caitlin Couture, CAE, were selected based on their extraordinary career accomplishments, commitment to the industry, and their continued pursuit to advance the professional practice of association management, and they represent the nation’s top 40 professionals from...
Two Endocrine Society staff members were honored with Association Forum’s 2022 Forty Under 40 Awards. Rodneikka Scott, CAE, and Caitlin Couture, CAE, were selected based on their extraordinary career accomplishments, commitment to the industry, and their continued pursuit to advance the professional practice of association management, and they represent the nation’s top 40 professionals from...
The Endocrine Society has hired Steven R. Meyers, PhD — an association executive with more than a decade of experience in strategic thinking and transforming and expanding operations — to serve as its chief strategy officer. “I’m an engineer at heart and am energized by challenges that open doors for me to think creatively and...