From exploring the Puerto Rican seaside with her grandfather as a child to conducting research that targets IGF axis modulators in the context of prostate cancer health disparities today, Greisha L. Ortiz-Hernandez, PhD, found her passion for helping all living things at an early age. When Greisha L. Ortiz-Hernandez, PhD, used to hop in her...
¡Viva la Endocrinologia! – Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, Endocrine News spoke to an array of our U.S.-based Hispanic members to get their colorful insights on their careers, accomplishments, challenges, and what advice they have for young Hispanic endocrinologists just starting out. In the U.S., Hispanic Heritage Month takes place in the from September 15 to October...
Are Children with Prediabetes and Obesity More Likely to Progress to Diabetes?
A new Journal of the Endocrine Society study highlights how to identify children at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and strategies for prevention, such as anti-obesity or anti-diabetes medication and lifestyle changes. Prediabetes is a health condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as...
Four Diabetes Drugs Included in Medicare Price Negotiation List
In September, the federal government unveiled a list of the first 10 drugs that will undergo price negotiations between Medicare and pharmaceutical companies. Notably, four of these drugs are diabetes medications. New prices for these medicines will be announced in September 2024 and new prices will take effect on January 1, 2026, unless pharmaceutical companies...
Society Hosts Congressional Briefing on Anti-Obesity Medications as TROA Moves Forward in the House
The Endocrine Society hosted a congressional briefing in September to educate members of Congress and congressional staff on anti-obesity medications. The briefing featured two Endocrine Society members who are experts in obesity medicine. Jonathan Purnell, MD, professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, provided attendees with an opportunity to learn more about these...
Endocrine Society Members Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Endocrine Society members Ursula B. Kaiser, MD, Daniel J. Drucker, MD, and Roger J. Davis, PhD, FRS, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Kaiser, Drucker, and Davis are three of the 90 regular members and 10 international members who were announced on October 9. Kaiser, a past president of the Endocrine...
Stranger Things: A Look at Some Unusual Cases from JCEM Case Reports
Three case studies from JCEM Case Reports highlight the work by early-career Hispanic and Latino researchers from around the country. Maria Daniela Hurtado Andrade, MD, PhD, Carlos S. Botero Suarez, MD, and Nicolas Villarraga discuss these highly unusual cases that put their problem-solving skills to the test. When JCEM Case Reports was launched at the...
On Thursday September 14, Endocrine Society members joined hundreds of researchers, physicians, and patients on Capitol Hill as part of the 11th Annual Rally for Medical Research. Rally participants shared the same messages: ensuring the highest possible appropriation increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in FY 2024 and completing the work on FY...
