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A lack of accurate reference standards can often prove challenging when it comes to treating pediatric patients. A coalition is seeking a federal effort to establish better pediatric reference intervals for medical tests could make treating these patients less problematic. “Children are not small adults” is an admonition to remind clinicians that they should...
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In the wake of the recall of hypoparathyroidism drug NATPARA, the drug’s manufacturer, Takeda, is working with the FDA to develop a Special Use Program. The program is intended to support patients previously prescribed NATPARA who are facing life-threatening complications as a result of discontinuation of NATPARA. Through this program, healthcare providers will be able...
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Researchers studied female anorexia nervosa patients to see whether testosterone could be a potential treatment. Despite promising results in previous trials, the current study’s outcomes were not as hoped. Anorexia nervosa (AN), a serious and potentially fatal eating disorder, affects up to 2% of women and carries with it a number of dangerous comorbidities, including...
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From obesity to autism, the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy and childhood are well known. However, new research shows that BPA exposure during pregnancy at levels once considered safe could disrupt circadian rhythms as well as lead to hyperactivity later in life. Bisphenol A (BPA) is, unfortunately, everywhere – a seemingly indelible substance...
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In his talk, “Testosterone Replacement Modalities: Pros, Cons, and Their Correct Use,” Shehzad Sultan Basaria, MD, will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of various forms of treatments so clinicians can better inform their patients with hypogonadism. By now, the controversy surrounding testosterone therapy and the shady advertising schemes promulgating the idea of “andropause” in aging...
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While the connection has been well established between obesity and precocious puberty in girls, a Chilean study presented at ENDO 2019 establishes a link between obesity and precocious puberty in boys. According to statistics from Pediatric Obesity—Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline as well as Endocrine Facts and Figures: Obesity, the...
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Not as rare as previously thought, babies born with differences in sex development can present a vast array of challenges to clinicians, as well as to parents and the patients themselves. These cases require an experienced team of specialists from a variety of disciplines to ensure healthy and normal development. Each year, Nayla Leon, MD,...
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A study presented at ENDO 2019 seems to indicate a link between teens who spend a lot of time in front of a screen and poor metabolic health. Due to the propensity of so many adolescents to snack while they gaze at everything from a television to a cell phone, strategies are needed to address...
