Found in Translation: New Diabetes Guides Increase Accessibility for All
Mexican Revelation: The Health Disparities of Fatty Liver Disease in Hispanics
The most common hormone disorder affecting women of reproductive age — polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) — cost an estimated $8 billion to diagnose and treat nationwide in 2020, according to a new economic analysis published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. PCOS is a common disorder characterized by irregular menstrual periods,...
Unbiased Condition: Why Some Men Appear to Have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
A once-weekly injectable suspension has been approved in the U.S. for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Marketed by AstraZeneca as BYDUREON BCise (exenatide extended-release), it has been shown to to improve glycemic control in pediatric patients (10 to 17 years) as an adjunct to diet and exercise. The approval by the US Food and...
Kids in Lockdown: How COVID-19 Affected Children with Type 1 Diabetes
ENDO 2021 presented a plethora of research detailing how COVID-19 impacted a number of endocrine comorbidities. However, two studies in particular took a closer look at how the virus impacted pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. Each year, ENDO is something of an “embarrassment of riches” because it consists of four days packed with the...
As with most surgeries, venous thromboembolism is always a potential risk and transgender surgical procedures are no different. A new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism shows no increased clot risk while maintaining hormone therapy during gender affirming surgery. Transgender medicine continues to grow and evolve – more and more people...
A recent Chinese study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism seems to show that body mass index and waistline measurements do not tell the whole story when determining cardiometabolic risk factors in some ethnic groups. According to the Hormone Health Network, as of January 2020, more than 2 billion adults have obesity...