Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award Bryan Haugen, MD Haugen is a professor of medicine and pathology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colo., and a recognized leader in the evaluation and management of thyroid cancer. He played a key role in studies that showed the effectiveness of recombinant human thyroid‐stimulating hormone as...
Demand for testosterone therapy has soared in the United States with more men seeking to increase hormone levels in hopes of enhancing virility, strength and energy. Testosterone therapy has become a burgeoning business with direct-to-consumer men’s health platforms proliferating online in recent years. While testosterone therapy benefits some men, it can be harmful for others,...
One type of bacteria found in the gut may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes, while another may protect from the disease, according to early results from an ongoing, prospective study recently published in Diabetes. Researchers led by Mark Goodarzi, MD, PhD, director of the Endocrine Genetics Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Rana K. Gupta, PhD Rana K. Gupta, PhD, is a professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. He spent a decade building a research program at the University of Texas Southwestern that has earned international recognition for its novel contributions to the...
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in plastics may contribute to diabetes risk in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Phthalates are chemicals widely used in plastics such as personal care products, children’s toys, and food and beverage packaging. Phthalate exposure is associated with reduced fertility, diabetes and other endocrine disorders....
Society calls on Congress to take urgent action to save lives, improve health The Endocrine Society applauds President Biden’s call to rein in soaring insulin prices for those with private insurance and urges Congress to take immediate action. Biden plans to highlight the need for insulin affordability during tonight’s State of the Union address. He...
The Wolf Prize in Medicine for 2023 has been awarded to Daniel J. Drucker, MD, “for pioneering work in elucidating the mechanisms and therapeutic potential of enteroendocrine hormones.” Drucker, professor of medicine at the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mt. Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, is being recognized for having...
Outstanding Educator Award David Stephen Cooper, MD Cooper is a professor of medicine and radiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Bethesda, Md. He has been a faculty member at Johns Hopkins for more than 30 years and is an international leader in the thyroid and endocrine community for his work treating...
The Wolf Prize in Medicine for 2023 has been awarded to Daniel J. Drucker, MD, “for pioneering work in elucidating the mechanisms and therapeutic potential of enteroendocrine hormones.” Drucker, professor of medicine at the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mt. Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, is being recognized for having...
