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...
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) modifies the association between testosterone and mortality in older men, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Researchers led by Marianne Canonico, PhD, of the Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, INSERM, in Versailles, France, point out that there have...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the MiniMed(TM) 670G system in patients with type 1 diabetes seven years of age and older. This newest system by Medtronic features SmartGuard(TM) technology the Guardian Sensor 3, which work together to automate the delivery of a personalized amount of basal insulin every...
Rat model finds parent’s alcohol exposure limits offspring’s growth, alters play behavior A rat model found preconception binge drinking may have negative consequences on future offspring’s growth, social interactions and pubertal development, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Binge drinking during adolescent development can have long-lasting effects in...
Research supports thyroid screenings during early to mid-pregnancy Women with thyroid dysfunction in the first half of pregnancy face an increased risk for gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that is typically diagnosed during the second trimester, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Thyroid dysfunction is common...
This issue highlights a case from a free online educational activity for the Testosterone Therapy in Men with Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Test your clinical knowledge with more cases by enrolling in this activity. Clinical Vignette A 58-year-old moderately obese man is concerned that his erections are weak and insufficient to have...
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...
