As I’ve often said in this column many times over the past decade, the biggest asset that Endocrine News possesses is you, the members of the Endocrine Society. It is an undeniable pleasure to have such a knowledgeable source of information at our fingertips and not only does it make my job easier, but it...
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...
The Endocrine Society is calling for members of Congress to support federal legislation protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). The Access to Family Building Act (S.3612/H.R.7056), proposed by Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), would ensure people can access safe, effective IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies to...
When he was only 16, Vincent Prevot, PhD, became the youngest member of the French Society of Herpetology. Endocrine News finds out how a teen’s fascination with snakes gradually evolved into a passion for neuroendocrinology that resulted in being the recipient of the Endocrine Society’s 2024 Edwin B. Astwood Award for Outstanding Research in Basic...
Everyday exposures to EDCs in the environment may be linked to increasing rates of infertility, diabetes, immune deficiencies, and other serious conditions Highly Hazardous Pesticides pose ongoing threats, especially in the Global South A report from the world’s leading scientific and medical experts on hormone-related health conditions raises new concerns about the profound threats to...
On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of growth hormone (GH) treatment for idiopathic short stature (ISS), Adda Grimberg, MD, and Colin P. Hawkes, MD, PhD, both of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published a mini-review in The Journal...
Healthcare providers who treat diabetes need to think beyond the clinical numbers, such as solely focusing on a person’s glucose goals. Taking the patient experience into account can improve the quality of care and facilitate attainment of treatment goals, according to a new position statement published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &...
Childhood cancer patients and survivors are at increased risk for growth disturbances, for myriad reasons, and it is important to periodically monitor their growth, according to a paper recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Tomoko Yoshida, MD, PhD, and Angela Delaney, MD, both of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,...
As I’ve often said in this column many times over the past decade, the biggest asset that Endocrine News possesses is you, the members of the Endocrine Society. It is an undeniable pleasure to have such a knowledgeable source of information at our fingertips and not only does it make my job easier, but it...
