Priyanka Majety, MD, discusses a new, FDA-approved wearable insulin-delivery patch that could potentially improve patients’ insulin adherence as well as their quality of life. Last summer, a wearable patch designed for mealtime insulin delivery (in lieu of traditional injections) received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, extending the patch’s wear time from three...
Last month, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism published a classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)-focused supplement, titled “Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Throughout the Lifetime.” The supplement contains eight review articles that provide a comprehensive look at the clinical, psychosocial, treatment-related and day-to-day challenges...
Endocrine News speaks with Niki Karavitaki, MSc, PhD, FRCP, of the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Health Partners, and the University Hospitals Birmingham National Health Service Foundation Trust in Birmingham, U.K., chair of the Endocrine Society’s recent Scientific Statement on opioids’ impact on the endocrine system. She discusses gaps in research, as well as why healthcare...
In a first for the treatment of osteopenia, the Osteoboost — a wearable device that delivers precise vibrations to the spine and hips — promises to offer a new form of therapy for clinicians treating postmenopausal women dealing with a loss of bone density. At the beginning of 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Michael Morkos, MD, shares his recommendations for managing patients and their data as efficiently and stress-free as possible. He says that a few simple changes can make your day at the office run a lot easier and might even reduce the threat of burnout! The patient encounter is the core of clinical physician practices. That’s...
Endocrine News talks to Aliya Khan, MD, about the debilitating effects of hypoparathyroidism, new treatment guidelines she helped create, and exciting news from trials that showed promising results that could allow these patients to have a much-improved quality of life, both physical and psychological. “I wish I had this medicine when I was a kid,”...
With thyroid cancer patients often getting different — and sometimes conflicting — treatment recommendations from a variety of diagnostic tools, Priyanka Majety, MD, talks to Endocrine News about why it’s time for clinicians to coalesce around a single set of standards for these cases, which could potentially eliminate unnecessary procedures. Priyanka Majety, MD, assistant professor...
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...