16% of Adults Have Diabetes; Compounded Semaglutide Deaths; Testosterone Tx Surge

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An estimated , and 4.5% of cases are undiagnosed, according to a CDC report.

Supplementation with cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) and calcium reduced in a 1-year randomized trial of older patients with overweight. (Journal of the Endocrine Society)

Novo Nordisk leadership acknowledged reports of mortality and hospitalizations among people taking (Wegovy, Ozempic). (CNN)

Among postmenopausal women who had received denosumab (Prolia) for 2 or more years, sequential therapy with zoledronate in the lumbar spine in the first year, a randomized trial showed. (JAMA Network Open)

Few state Medicaid programs , citing the agents' high cost, a new KFF analysis found.

Diabetes and weight-loss drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) was of a 58-year-old nurse from Scotland who died of multiple organ failure, septic shock, and pancreatitis. (BBC)

Lower income was among younger adults with type 2 diabetes in a South Korean cohort study. (JAMA Network Open)

Social media influencers may be driving in middle-age women. (NBC News)

Levels of plasma F2-isoprostanes -- a reliable oxidative stress marker -- was associated with an in type 2 diabetes patients, an observational cohort study showed. (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)

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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.