Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, takes the lessons she learned growing up in Atlanta serving her community and applies them to her work treating obesity. In July, she’ll give the plenary presentation at ENDO 2025, “Changing the Game of Obesity Care Across Lifespan: Policies, Diets, and Drug Innovation,” offering attendees a comprehensive overview...
Endocrine Society member Tina Gupta, MD, spent many years managing her patients’ type 1 diabetes when she was in a clinical setting. Now that she’s associate medical director on the Type 1 Diabetes Medical Affairs team at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, she’s even more determined to help find solutions to help these patients. As an endocrinologist, my...
On behalf of the Endocrine Society’s Early-Career Special Interest Group (SIG), Milay Luis Lam, MD, shares her early-career journey from Peru to the U.S., and what she learned every step of the way. Read why it’s important for the next generation of endocrinologists – both physicians and scientists – to be aware of the varied...
Hormones may be leveraged to treat and prevent signs of aging such as wrinkles and hair graying, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society journal Endocrine Reviews. Until now, only a limited number of hormones, mainly topical retinoids (retinol and tretinoin) and estrogen which is typically used to treat side effects of menopause,...
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...
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) will honor Teresa Woodruff, PhD, with a Women’s Health Visionary Award for her contributions to women’s health research in endocrinology, ovarian biology, and reproductive science during its 35th Annual Awards Gala. Woodruff is also being honored for her leadership surrounding the sex as a biological variable policy within the...
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...
Donald Patrick McDonnell, PhD, has been awarded the Endocrine Society’s John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for discovering hormone therapies for treating breast and prostate cancer, the Society announced today. The John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship was established to recognize the extraordinary achievement of bringing an idea, product, service, or process to market. This...
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) will honor Teresa Woodruff, PhD, with a Women’s Health Visionary Award for her contributions to women’s health research in endocrinology, ovarian biology, and reproductive science during its 35th Annual Awards Gala. Woodruff is also being honored for her leadership surrounding the sex as a biological variable policy within the...
Donald Patrick McDonnell, PhD, has been awarded the Endocrine Society’s John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for discovering hormone therapies for treating breast and prostate cancer, the Society announced today. The John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship was established to recognize the extraordinary achievement of bringing an idea, product, service, or process to market. This...
