Patients with acromegaly provide a unique challenge to endocrine clinicians. Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB, discusses the latest breakthroughs in treating these patients which includes newly approved pharmaceuticals in his session, “Update on Acromegaly: Treatment Based on the New Guidelines.” This year, the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Endocrinology Update (CEU) will take place online as the COVID-19...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved insulin lispro-aabc injection, 100 units/mL and 200 units/mL, a new rapid-acting insulin indicated to improve glycemic control in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Eli Lilly and Company is marketing the drug as Lyumjev™. Lyumjev is a novel formulation of insulin lispro, developed to...
Virtual Endocrinology: The Rise of Telemedicine During COVID-19
How clinicians treat patients has been drastically reimagined during the COVID-19 pandemic due to social distancing requirements. Since patients still need to see their doctors one way or another, telemedicine has filled the gap and has been embraced by both the healthcare community and patients alike. Chirag R. Kapadia, MD, is an endocrinologist at Phoenix... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month approved leuprolide acetate for injectable suspension for the treatment of pediatric patients two years of age and older with central precocious puberty (CPP). Tolmar Pharmaceuticals is marketing the drug as Fensolvi. Leuprolide acetate is the most widely used treatment for CPP. Fensolvi utilizes a proprietary polymeric gel...
New App Helps Improve Diabetes Care in Patients with COVID-19
Last month, Endocrine News ran a feature about the need optimal glycemic control in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, which could require physicians treating these patients to take different approaches than usual. Now, an international group of healthcare experts have developed an app to help the providers on the front lines of caring for patients with...
Many endocrinologists — both clinicians and scientists — have been using social media for years to communicate their own research, share information with patients, or simply stay informed of late-breaking developments from around the world. Joy Y. Wu, MD, PhD, discusses her use of Twitter and why it has been so vital during the COVID-19...Viral Load: A Look at One Endocrinologist’s Practice During the COVID-19 Crisis
Via an online video conference with Endocrine News, Mihail “Misha” Zilbermint, MD, discusses how the COVID-19 virus has changed the way he practices medicine in a hospital setting, and how his approach to treating patients may be changed forever. One of the common terms that has been used to describe everything from the way... Two years after Medicare began covering the use of continuous glucose monitors by seniors, the advantages are becoming clear. However, patient education on the proper use of these systems is vital to their success. Some two years after Medicare began covering the use of continuous glucose monitors (CGM), seniors are increasingly reporting benefits, and a...
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