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Teprotumumab Improves Proptosis in Thyroid Eye Disease

Teprotumumab significantly improved proptosis versus placebo in longstanding/low inflammation thyroid eye disease (TED) according to data from the first placebo-controlled trial of the drug that was recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. (Horizon Therapeutics funded the trial and is marketing the drug as TEPEZZA.) Researchers led by Raymond S. Douglas, MD,...
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Pharm Fresh: What Pharmacological Solutions Could Play a Role in Preventing Diabetes?

EN_11_2023_COVER (002) For decades, physicians have maintained that type 2 diabetes could be delayed or even prevented altogether simply by modifying certain behaviors. Priyanka Majety, MD, talks to Endocrine News about pharmacological options that could help these patients, but lifestyle modifications are still crucial. As we enter National Diabetes Month and head toward World Diabetes Day on...
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Special Treatment: Highlighting Cutting-Edge Diabetes Tech

Cutting-edge advancements in endocrinology continue to move diabetes treatment in the right direction faster than ever before. The treatment of diabetes is continually evolving. More than a century ago, a diabetes diagnosis was a death sentence, and although there is not yet a cure, endless updates in diabetes care help ease the burden of both...
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Software Company Simplifies Glycemic Management for Clinicians and Pharmacists

In August, the insulin management software company Glytec unveiled the latest version of its Glucommander insulin dosing software to make it easier for providers, nurses, and pharmacists to offer optimal, personalized care. More than 300 hospitals in the U.S. use Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®) for glycemic management for their patients. Glytec chief medical officer...
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Lonapegsomatropin Provides Height Improvements in Later Tanner Stages without Increase in Dose

Lonapegsomatropin, a once-weekly prodrug of somatropin, can help children in Tanner Stages 3-5 maintain consistent height standard deviation scores (SDS) without an increase in the mean dose, according to a study presented at ENDO 2023. Ascendis Pharma is marketing the drug as TransCon hGH. Researchers led by Paul Hofman, MD, FRACP, of the Liggins Institute...
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Children with Achondroplasia See Improved Annual Height Velocity with Investigational Prodrug

Children with achondroplasia (ACH), the most common form of hereditary short stature, experienced statistically significant improvements in their annual height velocity with the prodrug TransCon CNP, according to a study presented at ENDO 2023. Ascendis Pharma is investigating the drug in the Phase 2 ACcomplisH trial. Researchers led by Ravi Savarirayan, MBBS, FRACP, MD, of...
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Weight Loss with Combination Anti-Obesity Medications Approximates that Achieved with Bariatric Surgery

Weight loss achieved through the use of a combination of anti-obesity medications (AOMs) can approach the reduction seen in bariatric surgery, according to a paper recently published in JCEM Case Reports. Researchers led by Priya N. Patel, MD, of the Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis point...
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FDA Approves Once-Weekly Sogroya® for the Treatment of Children Living with Growth Hormone Deficiency

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month approved a new indication for somapacitan-beco injection 5 mg, 10 mg, or 15 mg for the treatment of children aged 2.5 years and older who have growth failure due to inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone. Novo Nordisk is marketing the treatment as Sogroya® The FDA approval...

The endocrine system is a miracle of evolution — a highly complex machine that carries out multiple functions within the body with precision and efficiency. It’s no wonder that as our understanding of the endocrine system advances, the technology we use to study and care for it also becomes more advanced as it approaches the endocrine system in terms of sophistication. Whether that endocrinology technology takes the form of new, advanced medicines, sophisticated imaging and diagnostic technology, or innovative therapies that make life easier for patients, endocrine science continues to push the boundaries and enter new territory. For endocrinologists, staying informed about all of the latest advances in technology and effective treatment options mean better overall care for their patients.

This section compiles the latest news regarding technological advances in endocrinology, featuring articles written for and by the leading voices in endocrine science today. Here, you’ll find articles relating to all the most recent happenings in technology, techniques and general information of interest to endocrinologists. Keeping up with the latest advancements in the field will help you know where medicine has been, where it will advance next, and how it will look in the future. Endocrine News brings you everything you need to know about the future of endocrinology so you’ll know exactly when science catches up to your patients’ needs. The field of endocrinology continues to advance, and Endocrine News is your source for advancing your own knowledge of everything that’s going on for today and tomorrow.