Hibernating Squirrels for Obesity? Dialysis Warning; Endocrinology and Telehealth

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Could hibernating squirrels open new doors to ? The new partnership between Eli Lilly and Fauna Bio plans to find out. (Endpoints News)

A total of 51 members from 18 countries joined together on an expert panel to draft a consensus statement aimed at tackling . (Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)

Following an October for potential toxic compounds, the FDA sent Fresenius Medical Care outlining a slew of violations this week.

Patients who initially thought they would be are turning to older drugs used for weight loss. (CNN)

For every extra 1 cm of waist circumference, a 3% increase in was observed among U.S. women, researchers reported in PLOS One.

The New York State Department of Health is looking into to assist doctors in bariatric surgeries following a New York Times investigation suggesting the Manhattan hospital performed a high volume of procedures on vulnerable individuals.

Hua Medicine submitted an to the FDA looking to start a phase I trial for its second-generation glucokinase allosteric activator for type 2 diabetes.

Endocrinology had the second , making up 9% of Medicare claims data from 2022, according to an American Medical Association report.

Topical corticosteroids at any dose were linked with and bone fractures over a 5-year follow-up period. (Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology)

Check out the case of a 49-year-old woman with . (New England Journal of Medicine)

More and more patients are pairing . (Axios)

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    Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.