Study links high blood sugar during pregnancy with weak heart health A new Journal of the Endocrine Society study among women attending a fertility center found that those with more stress before pregnancy had higher blood sugar levels during pregnancy, which is a sign of weaker cardiovascular health. People’s stress levels have continued to rise over the...
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, was named interim president of the University of Pennsylvania in a unanimous motion by the school’s board of trustees last month. Jameson had previously served as dean of Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. “Penn is a remarkable institution that I am honored and humbled to lead and serve,” Jameson says. “Penn, like...
The Endocrine Society applauds Governor Mike Dewine’s veto of a proposed Ohio law that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors. The bill he vetoed contradicts mainstream medical practice and scientific evidence and would have taken medical decision-making out of the hands of families and their physicians and instead relied upon government officials. More than...
An Endocrine News roundup of the week’s pharmaceutical news, breakthroughs, and general information. * TransCon™ hGH (lonapegsomatropin) Achieved Statistically Superior Outcomes Compared to Placebo in Phase 3 foresiGHt Trial of Adults with Growth Hormone Deficiency On December 19, Ascendis Pharma announced positive topline results from foresiGHt, its Phase 3 randomized, parallel-arm, placebo-controlled (double-blind) and active-controlled...
For the ninth year running, Endocrine News talks to editors from Endocrine Society publications to unearth the endocrine nuggets of 2023. Here, the editors of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and JCEM Case Reports weigh in on what they think qualify as the year’s biggest discoveries in endocrine science. Editor-in-Chief of JCEM, Paul...
For the ninth year running, Endocrine News talks to editors from Endocrine Society publications to unearth the endocrine nuggets of 2023. Here, the editors of the Journal of the Endocrine Society weigh in on what they think qualify as the year’s biggest discoveries in endocrine science. For JES Editor-in-Chief Zeynep Madak-Erdogen, PhD, associate professor of...
The Endocrine Society’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (CoDI) launched The Future of Endocrinology Video Competition this year to further prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the academic cycle. Endocrine News chatted with three of this year’s contest winners about their own goals and the importance of such programs. For Arthur Registre, the Endocrine Society’s...
The Endocrine Society commends the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee for calling attention to the issues that are fueling the diabetes epidemic in its December 14’s hearing and urges the Committee to support bipartisan legislation to begin to address the crisis in our country. More than 38 million Americans have diabetes, and...
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, was named interim president of the University of Pennsylvania in a unanimous motion by the school’s board of trustees last month. Jameson had previously served as dean of Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. “Penn is a remarkable institution that I am honored and humbled to lead and serve,” Jameson says. “Penn, like...
