Community Service: How Joshua J. Joseph, MD, MPH, Is Leveling the Healthcare Playing Field for All
Type of Weight Loss Surgery Women Undergo Before Pregnancy May Influence Children’s Weight Gain
The type of weight loss surgery women undergo before becoming pregnant may affect how much weight their children gain in the first three years of life, according to a study presented at ENDO 2024. Researchers found children born to women who underwent sleeve gastrectomy before they became pregnant gain more weight per month on...
Childhood Sedentariness May Cause Premature Liver Damage in Young Adulthood
Children who are sedentary for more than six waking hours a day have a significantly increased risk of severe fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis by young adulthood, according to a study presented at ENDO 2024 and published in Nature’s npj Gut and Liver. “We found that this relationship between sedentariness and liver damage is likely...
First Clinical Trial of Vosoritide for Children with Hypochondroplasia Shows Increased Growth
The first global phase 2 study of vosoritide showed an average increased growth rate of 1.8 cm per year in children with hypochondroplasia, a genetic cause of short stature in children, according to a paper recently published in eClinicalMedicine. The clinical trial is funded by BioMarin. Researchers led by Andrew Dauber, MD, chief of Endocrinology at Children’s...
Incarceration Nation: Administering Endocrine Healthcare in Our Nation’s Prisons
A first-of-its-kind session at ENDO 2024 will discuss healthcare management for the most underserved of the underserved: the incarcerated. The session, “Endocrine Care for Incarcerated Individuals,” will offer a detailed look at not only what it’s like to be incarcerated, but also the challenges of delivering appropriate endocrine treatment to this often unfairly stigmatized population....
Bad Reception: Unlocking a Confounding Enigma Behind Monogenic Obesity in Children
When two very different pediatric patients with obesity presented with unusually high leptin levels, endocrine researchers took notice and discovered that leptin was not adequately binding with receptors. When the young patients’ familial history was considered, solutions were finally forthcoming. About three years ago, a 19-month-old girl presented to Sidra Medicine – a women’s and...
Critical Mass: Recent Research Emphasizes More Dangers of Obesity in Adolescence
Having a Ball: What Can Be Done About Pediatric Dyslipidemia?