Weight Loss Giants Going Head-to-Head; FDA OKs Omnipod GO; GLP-1 Drugs for Wolfram? News and commentary from the endocrinology world Apr 25, 2023
New Reader for FreeStyle Libre 3; COVID Bumps Diabetes Risk; Tepezza Label Expanded News and commentary from the endocrinology world Apr 18, 2023
Surgery No Help for the Kidneys in Older Folks With Primary Hyperparathyroidism But those under 60 saw a significant benefit with parathyroidectomy Apr 10, 2023
Raincoats and Undies: Are Your Clothes Dripping in 'Forever Chemicals'? And where should you draw the line? Apr 09, 2023
Physicians Struggle to Help Diabetes Patients Get Tirzepatide Popular drug faces supply problems and increased demand Apr 07, 2023
Can COVID Lead to Diabetes? Early work suggests a connection, but experts say more investigation is needed Mar 29, 2023
Higher Rybelsus Doses More Effective; Insulin Cap for All? Win for GLP-1/GIP Drug News and commentary from the endocrinology world Mar 28, 2023
How Many Steps a Day Keep the Grim Reaper at Bay? Hitting goal of 8,000 steps or more just 1 to 2 days a week tied to health benefits Mar 28, 2023
Obesity Tied to Density of Food Stores Carrying Less Healthy Options, Report Finds Link between obesity and unhealthy food establishments holds in both rural and non-rural areas Mar 21, 2023
Ozempic Back on Shelves; More Positive Fezolinetant Data; Caffeine Cuts Fat? News and commentary from the endocrinology world Mar 21, 2023
Gender-Affirming Surgery Gets a Boost After California Law Kicked In Nondiscrimination law bars insurers from limiting benefits based on gender identity, expression Mar 14, 2023
Strange Asymptomatic Rash Affects Young Man With Obesity for 2 Years Diagnosis implicates high triglycerides as a contributor Mar 13, 2023
Gender Affirmation Hormones Come With Cardiovascular Tradeoffs National hospital data add to the literature on HRT's risk-benefit profile Feb 27, 2023
Zero-Cal Sweetener Erythritol Disappoints on Cardiovascular Safety Keto-friendly food additive carries unknown long-term health effects Feb 27, 2023
Make the Diagnosis: Why Are These Lumps Here? A 33-year-old woman went to the doctor after noticing painful lumps on her legs that had developed over the past few days, some of which had begun to drain pus. Can you diagnose the patient? Feb 23, 2023
Insulin Infusion Doctor Barred From Solo Practice Agency found gross negligence, incompetence, unprofessional conduct after lengthy investigation Feb 22, 2023
Dexcom G7 CGM Covered by Medicare; T1D Off-Label Drug Use; Another Tepezza Lawsuit News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 21, 2023
Phthalates Exposure Tied to Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in White Women But possible selection bias may have negated this risk in women of color, researchers say Feb 08, 2023
Hormone Infusion Shows Promise for Low Sexual Desire Pair of trials demonstrated efficacy in hypoactive sexual desire disorder Feb 03, 2023
Extended BMI Charts Help Address the Pediatric Obesity Crisis They provide an important tool for screening and managing patients Jan 28, 2023
Gender-Affirming Hormones Boost Mental Health for Transgender Youth Gains seen in appearance congruence paired with drops in depression and anxiety, study showed Jan 18, 2023
Rybelsus Now OK'd in First Line; Menopause Before Transition; Novel T2D Drug Flops News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jan 17, 2023
New Hypercalcemia Guideline; Untreated Hyperparathyroidism Risky; PFAS Phase-Out News and commentary from the endocrinology world Dec 27, 2022
One Doc's Win for Trans Youth Healthcare in Texas A Dallas endocrinologist can continue to provide hormone therapy and puberty blockers Dec 16, 2022
Fewer Hospitalizations With Farxiga; New Obesity Drug; Sotagliflozin Still in Limbo News and commentary from the endocrinology world Dec 06, 2022
A Dangerous Chilling Effect in Gender-Affirming Care Gender-affirming facilities must continue offering information and resources, despite threats Dec 03, 2022
AMA Discusses Emergency Cardiac Care, Abortion as Delegates Wrap Up Interim Meeting Resolution on transgender athletes also approved Nov 16, 2022
Promising Results in First Test of In Utero Enzyme-Replacement Therapy Treatment was safe, effective in one baby with infantile-onset Pompe disease Nov 09, 2022
Florida Medical Boards Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Kids First state to limit care for trans youth through medical board action Nov 07, 2022
Testosterone Tied to Sustained Weight Loss in Men With Hypogonadism and Obesity Small data set finds large weight reductions over time Nov 04, 2022
Online Gender-Affirming Services Can Be Appealing, Though Often Don't Take Insurance Several platforms met certain standards without excess cost to consumer Oct 28, 2022
Lyumjev OK'd for Kids; Sand for Weight Loss? AGA's New Obesity Guidelines News and commentary from the endocrinology world Oct 25, 2022
Transgender Teens Seldom Abandon Hormones as Young Adults Study found discontinuation of gender-affirming hormones was uncommon Oct 20, 2022
Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetes More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
Vasomotor Symptoms Around Menopause Transition Predict Weight Gain Sleep problems responsible for some, but not all, changes in body weight Oct 17, 2022
Gender-Affirming Chest Surgeries Increase by Nearly 5x in Teens Researchers compared number of annual surgeries in 2016 to 2019 Oct 17, 2022
Tirzepatide Fast-Tracked for Weight Loss; Geographical PCOS; New AID Guidelines News and commentary from the endocrinology world Oct 11, 2022
What Drug Laws Are in the Inflation Reduction Act? The Answer Might Surprise You It's not just about negotiating drug prices in Medicare Oct 04, 2022
Mental Health Dx Tied to Complications After Gender-Affirming Surgery Public insurance, age also linked with higher rate of postoperative health problems Sep 28, 2022
Biden Hits Republicans, Drug Companies in Healthcare Speech "This year, the American people won and Big Pharma lost" Sep 27, 2022
