While surgery has shown to be the most effective tool in combating obesity, younger patients are not being offered this option. Providers need to re-evaluate their own biases when treating these patients in terms of how could improve various quality-of-life factors as well as the young patient’s health. Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA,...
The Endocrine Society will host a Twitter chat for Pediatric Endocrinology Month on Thursday, July 26 from 2-3 p.m. (EST.) The discussion will be on puberty. Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #PubertyEndoChat. This discussion will be moderated by experts, Alicia Diaz-Thomas and Christine Burt-Solorzano. For more details, visit https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/pediatric-endocrinology-month.
Virginia tween Claire Engler joins the #WeAreNotWaiting movement with a do-it-yourself artificial pancreas that not only scored her a big prize at her middle school’s science fair, but it has also greatly improved her glycemic control. Claire Engler has had type 1 diabetes for a decade — but for the past six months, her glucose...
A paper recently published in Endocrine Reviews presents a comprehensive look at Klinefelter syndrome (KS), a rare disease that poses diagnostic challenges and remains largely misunderstood in the medical community. The review, by Claus H. Gravholt, MD, PhD, of the Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine (MEA) at Aarhus University Hospital in Norrebrogade, Denmark, et...
An ENDO 2018 presentation that linked essential oils to gynecomastia in prepubertal boys caused a bit of an uproar in the spring. The study authors detail what their research means, why certain populations should be mindful of essential oil use, and the importance of future studies. A study presented this past March at ENDO 2018...
Endocrine News talks with Charles A. Sklar, chair of the guideline writing committee that created the latest Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on hypothalamic-pituitary and growth disorders in survivors of childhood cancers. He discusses why it was important for the Society to publish this guideline now and why he thinks it will help improve the...
This issue highlights Pediatric Endocrine Self-Assessment Program. Test your clinical knowledge and prepare for your exam. Available on the online store. You are asked to evaluate an 18-year-old girl because of concerns about hypocalcemia. At her recent precollege physical she described a several month history of fatigue and intermittent right upper-quadrant pain. Laboratory test...
Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guideline offers screening, treatment recommendations The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to diagnose and treat the endocrine disorders that affect a significant portion of childhood cancer survivors in the United States today. The guideline, titled “Hypothalamic-Pituitary and Growth Disorders in Survivors of Childhood...
Virginia tween Claire Engler joins the #WeAreNotWaiting movement with a do-it-yourself artificial pancreas that not only scored her a big prize at her middle school’s science fair, but it has also greatly improved her glycemic control. Claire Engler has had type 1 diabetes for a decade — but for the past six months, her glucose...
Endocrine News talks with Charles A. Sklar, chair of the guideline writing committee that created the latest Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on hypothalamic-pituitary and growth disorders in survivors of childhood cancers. He discusses why it was important for the Society to publish this guideline now and why he thinks it will help improve the...
This issue highlights Pediatric Endocrine Self-Assessment Program. Test your clinical knowledge and prepare for your exam. Available on the online store. You are asked to evaluate an 18-year-old girl because of concerns about hypocalcemia. At her recent precollege physical she described a several month history of fatigue and intermittent right upper-quadrant pain. Laboratory test...
