On June 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued drinking water health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) including PFOS, PFOA, GenX, and PFBS and incorporated Endocrine Society recommendations on low dose impact by acknowledging that there is no safe level for certain PFAS and health effects may occur below the current...
The Endocrine Society’s Journals experienced sizeable Impact Factor gains, led by Endocrine Reviews, according to Clarivate’s recently released annual Journal Citation Report (JCR) for 2021. A highly regarded metric used to measure the success of scholarly journals, the 2021 Impact Factor is calculated by tracking how many times articles that a journal published in 2019...
On June 10 – 15, the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates met to establish policy positions on topics of importance to healthcare providers and patients. Endocrine Society delegates Amanda Bell, MD, and Palak Choksi, MD, successfully advocated for several of our key policy priorities, including insulin affordability, obesity, women’s health, climate change, and...
Endocrine Society members Melanie Haines, MD, and Priya Vellanki, MD, discuss the Endocrine Society’s Endo Cares event that took place during ENDO 2022 in Atlanta with Endocrine News editor, Mark A. Newman. [VIDEO] On Sunday June 12 during ENDO 2022, Endocrine News editor Mark A. Newman spoke with Melanie Haines, MD, and Priya Vellanki, MD,...
The Endocrine Society announces its endorsement of the bipartisan insulin bill introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) that would take steps to reduce out-of-pocket costs of insulin, the escalating price of insulin, and formulary management for people with diabetes. The INSULIN Act aligns with recommendations in the Society’s Insulin Access and Affordability...
Maternal obesity impairs heart health and function of the fetus according to a new study mouse study published in The Journal of Physiology. The study found that maternal obesity causes molecular changes in the heart of the fetus and alters expression of genes related to nutrient metabolism, which greatly increases offspring’s risk of cardiac problems...
William F. Young, Jr., MD, discusses the Endocrine Society’s newest journal, JCEM Case Reports, with Endocrine News editor Mark A. Newman. [VIDEO] Among the throngs of attendees in the ENDO Expo hall at ENDO 2022 in Atlanta, newly named editor-in-chief of the Endocrine Society’s upcoming launch of JCEM Case Reports took time out of his...
This September, the Endocrine Society and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) are teaming up to sponsor a new conference focused on the basic science of stress biology and new discoveries about the fundamental mechanisms of allostasis and the generation of allostatic load. Check out our top five reasons to submit your...
The Endocrine Society’s Journals experienced sizeable Impact Factor gains, led by Endocrine Reviews, according to Clarivate’s recently released annual Journal Citation Report (JCR) for 2021. A highly regarded metric used to measure the success of scholarly journals, the 2021 Impact Factor is calculated by tracking how many times articles that a journal published in 2019...
