The World Health Organization reports that obesity affects one in eight people globally, making it a major public issue. Yet obesity is not just about diet, exercise, and genes — something else must be afoot. Recently, evidence has pointed to an invisible but powerful culprit: dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated diphenyls (DL-PCBs), according to “Association Between...
Silent Disruptors: How Environmental Chemicals Threaten Thyroid Health and Development
It is well documented that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are virtually inescapable in everyday life since they are present in everything from food packaging and clothing to flame retardants toys. An upcoming ENDO 2025 session, “Thyroid Disruptors,” examines how EDCs affect thyroid function in pregnancy, childhood, and the link to an increased thyroid cancer risk in...
Smarter Diagnosis: AI Enhances Clinical Assessment of Hypercortisolism
Doctor AI will see you now — eventually. A new study from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has demonstrated how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance the accuracy of diagnosing Cushing’s syndrome (CS), a rare but serious endocrine disorder caused by excessive cortisol production. Cushing’s syndrome is characterized by a broad spectrum of symptoms,...
Endocrine Society Advocates to Protect Funding for NIH and Reauthorize SDP on Capitol Hill On Wednesday, March 12, the Endocrine Society hosted a Researcher Hill Day and brought members from across the country to Washington, D.C., to meet with their senators and representatives and discuss the importance of completing the appropriations process for Fiscal Year...
The Endocrine Society is extremely disappointed the administration has chosen not to finalize a rule that would have made anti-obesity medications more accessible to millions of Americans with obesity. The administration decided not to implement a proposal that would have allowed Medicare and Medicaid to cover anti-obesity medications for weight loss. Many Medicare and Medicaid...
Mind Bending: How Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Could Affect Brain Development
Andrea C. Gore, PhD, of the University of Texas in Austin, discusses her recent Journal of the Endocrine Society paper, which found that early-life exposure to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls – banned for decades but persistent in the environment — may lead to behavioral problems later in life. Late last year,...
March 2025 has seen “Stand up for Science” events take place in cities in both the U.S. and France. Reliable, reputable research is essential for fostering advances in human health. The Endocrine Society is extremely active in advocating for science funding and health policy, with particular emphasis on the endocrine space. The Society also has...
Recently I was watching a couple of movies from the 1970s; one was a drama filmed in New York City and the other was a documentary filmed in California. There were plenty of random shots of people in streets as well as crowds at various events throughout both. However, one thing about both movies that...
