An Endocrine News roundup of the week’s pharmaceutical news, breakthroughs, and general information. * Pilot Study Announced Exploring the Effect of Oral Testosterone Therapy (CIII testosterone undecanoate capsules) on Male Fertility On January 9, Marius Pharmaceuticals, announced it has initiated a pilot study to better understand the effect of oral testosterone replacement therapy, KYZATREX® (testosterone undecanoate), on spermatogenesis...
Learn more about our advocacy and how you can get involved Today’s political environment is partisan, turbulent, and hard to navigate. Despite this challenge, the Endocrine Society works with the U.S. Congress, the White House, federal agencies, and global policymakers to influence the legislative and regulatory policies affecting endocrine-related research and practice. We advocate for...
Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients with Diabetes Make Up More Than 20% of ICU Population
The COVID-19 pandemic presents new challenges for clinicians caring for infected patients with diabetes, according to new guidance published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and diabetes need to receive glucose-lowering therapy in addition to other complex medical management as a way of minimizing risk for complications and death. However, appropriate glycemic management—including bedside...
First Impressions: Talking with Early-Career ENDO 2019 Attendees
Endocrine News chats with a group of early-career members whose trip to New Orleans had quite an impact on them, most of whom were at their very first ENDO. Find out what their takeaways were from ENDO 2019 and why they would recommend it to colleagues. For so many attendees in New Orleans, ENDO 2019...
Winner’s Circle: Roundtable with the 2018 Knock Out Rounds Champs
Each year, ENDO attendees have the opportunity to witness the up and coming talent in the world of endocrine science as they present their research at the Knock Out Rounds. Endocrine News spoke to this year’s winners, Angela Odle, Juilee Rege, and Daniel Ferguson about their experience, their research, and their futures. One of the...
International Excellence in Endocrinology Award Paul M. Stewart, MD, FRCP Professor Paul Stewart, MD, FRCP, is the recipient of the Endocrine Society 2018 International Excellence in Endocrinology Award in recognition of his remarkable work on the international endocrine stage. A past member of the Endocrine Society Council and six Endocrine Society committees over the years,...
While Alexander Kauffman, PhD, and his laboratory try to unlock the secrets of puberty, his lab provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to underprivileged interns, allowing them to unlock the secrets to their own scientific discoveries. Alexander Kauffman, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Reproductive Medicine at the University of California San Diego. He...
Hip fracture rates had been declining for years — but a new analysis shows the decline has stopped. Could a decrease in testing rates and a fear of drug side effects be to blame? The U.S. and other developed countries have made steady progress in recent years in bringing down the rate of hip fractures...
