FDA OKs First Drug for Most Common Form of Dwarfism Mixed reactions follow new treatment for children 5 and up with open growth plates Nov 19, 2021
New Jardiance Indication? Bariatric Surgery for NASH; ICER Reviews Tirzepatide News and commentary from the endocrinology world Nov 14, 2021
Injectable PH1 Therapy Also Effective in Advanced CKD Trial looked at patients with stages 3B through 5 chronic kidney disease Nov 07, 2021
FDA Panel Shows Little Love for Prader-Willi Drug Candidate All but one committee member said phase III evidence for carbetocin nasal spray was insufficient Nov 05, 2021
Novel Stent Gets 'Sweet' Victory in Diabetes Patients SUGAR trial shows superiority of polymer-free stent eluting fatty acid-bound sirolimus Nov 04, 2021
No Link Between TRT for Hypogonadism and Blood Clots, Study Finds But findings don't conclusively debunk DVT risk, researcher says Oct 23, 2021
Ghrelin Aids Weight Loss; FDA Says Cut Salt; More Bariatric Surgeries With Medicaid News and commentary from the endocrinology world Oct 17, 2021
Birth Control Pills May Curb PCOS-Related Diabetes Risk Retrospective results lay groundwork for potential preventive treatment option Oct 14, 2021
Exposure to Certain Phthalates Tied to All-Cause, CV-Related Death Common chemicals in shampoo, cosmetics also linked with billions of dollars in lost productivity Oct 13, 2021
Insulins: Out With the Old, In With the New Patients with diabetes embraced insulin analogs, pen-based delivery over 5-year period Oct 12, 2021
Obesity Paper Has Diet Researchers Riled Up Nutrition community clashes over perspective piece on obesity mechanism Oct 12, 2021
Warning on Tylenol in Pregnancy No Cause for Alarm More research is needed, but the review should not alter clinical decision-making, experts say Oct 11, 2021
Forteo Injection May Soon Face Competition From a Pill Same peptide formulated for oral administration passes phase II test Oct 07, 2021
Is This the Future of Corticosteroids? Novel agent, aimed at doing away with adverse metabolic effects, proves mettle in DMD Oct 05, 2021
New Parathyroid Hormone Disease Guidelines Make Their Debut Updates reflect evidence accumulated in recent years, though research needs remain Oct 04, 2021
Diabetes Risk With Breastmilk, Antidepressants, Weight Loss A roundup of noteworthy research from the EASD 2021 meeting Oct 04, 2021
Supplements to Prevent Bone Breaks? VITAL Says Forget It Landmark trial throws more cold water on vitamin D, omega-3 pills Oct 03, 2021
Bone Disease Drug Misses Endpoint, But Still Very Much Alive Favorable results on most outcomes may suggest poor choice of primary Oct 02, 2021
$8B Price Tag for PCOS; Tymlos Label Update; Genetic Obesity Tx Seeks New Approvals News and commentary from the endocrinology world Sep 26, 2021
Angiogenesis Inhibitor Slows Extrapancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Almost 7-month increase in median PFS with addition of axitinib to endocrine therapy Sep 21, 2021
Some Reassurance on Cancer Risk With RAI Therapy for Hyperthyroidism No overall risk increase in large meta-analysis, but higher risk seen for thyroid cancer Sep 17, 2021
IV Steroid Before Thyroidectomy Prevents Complications One dose of dexamethasone reduced hypocalcemia, voice issues Sep 03, 2021
Transgender Women Dying Faster Than General Population Biggest drivers were HIV, suicide, and heart problems Sep 02, 2021
Gestational Diabetes Rates Climb Among All Racial, Ethnic Groups Variation in rates between subgroups highlight racial disparities, editorialists say Aug 17, 2021
Doubling Semaglutide Dose Helps Get HbA1c Under Control But when is it time to add another agent to the mix? Jul 22, 2021
Dexcom's CGM Interoperability Expands; Warfarin and Osteoporosis; Maine Bans PFAS News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jul 18, 2021
'Acceptable' Lead in Drinking Water May Still Be Harmful to Patients With CKD No safe amount of lead in water for those with kidney disease, researchers warn Jul 15, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention Jul 11, 2021
'Clinically Meaningful' Survival Gain in Neuroendocrine Tumors Near 1-year improvement with radionuclide agent misses statistical significance Jul 01, 2021
ADA 2021 Roundup: SoliMix Trial; Byetta for Teens; Driving in Hypoglycemia Noteworthy research from the American Diabetes Association virtual meeting Jun 30, 2021
Liraglutide and Insulin Come Out on Top for Glycemic Control in GRADE study Head-to-head comparison could help individualize treatment Jun 29, 2021
COVID-19 Pandemic Upped Anxiety in Adults, Kids With Diabetes Providers should be screening patients on how COVID is affecting them, says researcher Jun 29, 2021
Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practices Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling Jun 22, 2021
Levothyroxine Overused for Less Severe Hypothyroidism Few new prescriptions were for patients with overt hypothryoidism, researchers found Jun 21, 2021
Gender-Affirming Surgical Fellowships Gaining Steam in the U.S. Since 2017, number of programs offering multidisciplinary training has grown from one to eight Jun 21, 2021
Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jun 20, 2021
The Long Overdue Rise of Gender-Affirming Care Medicine is finally starting to catch up with the times, but there's a long way to go Jun 19, 2021
Diabetic Man With Sclerosing Mesenteritis Experiences Glycemic Control With Steroids Case authors report an unexpected paradoxical effect Jun 07, 2021
