Insulin Calculator Cleared; Twice-Rejected Diabetes Drug; Ozempic for Alcohol Use? News and commentary from the endocrinology world Aug 29, 2023
Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart Aug 29, 2023
'Big Win' for Anti-Obesity Medication in Heart Failure Semaglutide led to meaningful reductions in symptoms, weight in patients with obesity and HFpEF Aug 29, 2023 video
Testosterone Loss in Older Men: Factors Beyond Age in the Mix Several lifestyle, health factors associated with declining levels Aug 28, 2023
Case Grows for SGLT2 Inhibitors as Gout Treatment Large cohort study shows expansive benefits Aug 28, 2023
Gender Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in the U.S. From 2016 to 2019 Breast and chest procedures most common, followed by genital reconstruction Aug 25, 2023
SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guideline Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
Wegovy Reduces Heavy Symptom Burden of Obesity-Related Heart Failure Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity becoming more common Aug 25, 2023
First Therapy Approved for Ultra-Rare Bone Disorder Oral retinoid lands indication for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva Aug 16, 2023
Liver Concerns Foil GLP-1 Drug; Not Enough Menopause Training; Wegovy Supply Limits News and commentary from the endocrinology world Aug 15, 2023
Study Links 'Forever Chemicals' to Testicular Cancer in Military Personnel Government response is "completely unacceptable," says co-chair of congressional PFAS Task Force Aug 13, 2023
Anti-Androgens Can Be Used for PCOS When Oral Contraceptives Can't "Individual circumstances and perspectives" must be considered, researchers say Aug 09, 2023
Low Regret, High Satisfaction Long Term After Gender-Affirming Mastectomy Satisfaction scores after 2 years higher than surgeries in other specialties Aug 09, 2023
AAP Reaffirms Policy Supporting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Group calls for systematic review of research to "broaden and deepen" current guidance Aug 08, 2023
Clinically Significant Weight Loss Uncommon for Most Overweight Adults Only one in 10 with overweight or obesity achieve 5% or greater weight loss each year Aug 07, 2023
'Conscience' Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care Protections for health workers may reduce standard of care, opponents say Aug 06, 2023
COVID Cleared of Increasing Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids? Prospective data contradict associations seen in prior studies during the pandemic Aug 02, 2023
Handheld Pen Helps Surgeons Distinguish Between Thyroid, Parathyroid Tissues Dye-less device works in about 15 seconds Aug 02, 2023
Should People Without Diabetes Use Glucose Monitors? Trend boosted by health buffs on social media, but benefit for healthy adults is unclear Aug 01, 2023
Kombucha Shows Potential Diabetes Benefit in Small Trial Diabetes patients saw glucose levels drop after drinking fermented tea Aug 01, 2023
Studies Examine Links Between Diabetes and Eye Disease, Treatment, Adverse Events Anti-VEGF therapy raises risk of systemic events; retinal effects of diabetes drugs differ Jul 31, 2023
House Lawmakers Clash Over Gender-Affirming Care in Youth Republicans say it causes long-term medical complications, Democrats say it's safe and effective Jul 28, 2023
Unexplained Heart Enlargement May Be Causing Sudden Deaths in Obesity Increased ventricular mass without the usual etiologies of heart disease was noted Jul 28, 2023
The Wild West of Online Testosterone Prescribing Online "low T" clinics thrived during the pandemic, but changing rules could bring them down Jul 28, 2023
Albuminuria Testing Falling Short in Patients at Risk for CKD If testing rates followed recommendations, some could start necessary meds sooner Jul 27, 2023
Trial Supports GLP-1 After Underwhelming Metabolic Surgery Helped more patients achieve clinically significant weight loss Jul 27, 2023
A Bright Future for Gender-Affirming Care "There is an absolute tidal wave of providers coming" to improve gender-diverse care Jul 27, 2023 video
Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anything But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust Jul 21, 2023
Gastric Bypass Surgery Tied to Higher Risk of Substance Use Disorder Prior findings from same cohort showed link between alcohol use disorder and bariatric surgery Jul 21, 2023
Aspartame Is a 'Possible' Carcinogen, WHO Declares But the organization's recommended limits on aspartame consumption remain unchanged Jul 13, 2023
COVID-19 Impaired Fertility Treatments IVF and sperm injections less effective after infection, Chinese researchers say Jul 13, 2023
NAFLD and T2DM Bodes Higher Risk of Liver Decompensation, Cancer Several-fold higher risks compared with NAFLD patients without diabetes Jul 11, 2023
'Overweight' BMI Not Tied to Higher Risk of Death, U.S. Data Suggest Though clear link seen for BMIs of 30 and above Jul 07, 2023
Medical Spending Higher for Kids Outside Healthy Weight Limits Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018 Jul 03, 2023
Misinformation Obscures Standards Guiding Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Misconceptions and misinformation conflate treatments, stripping youth of essential care Jul 02, 2023
COVID Infection May Impair Semen Quality, Even After Mild Cases Jury still out on whether infection can cause permanent seminal damage, however Jun 30, 2023
ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying Jun 30, 2023
Once-Weekly Pediatric Growth Hormone Snags FDA Approval Somatrogon injection given go-ahead after initial FDA rejection last year Jun 30, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Even in Women 55 and Younger But experts disagree about what the findings actually mean Jun 29, 2023
Suicide Attempts Nearly 8 Times Higher Among Transgender People, Study Shows Nationwide Danish study also found that transgender people had higher rates of mortality Jun 29, 2023
