Endocrine Society News

• Longer Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Diabetes Risk 'Physicians should...avoid unnecessary prescription of this class of drugs, particularly for long-term use,' say study authors, but a gastroenterologist argues there isn't sufficient concern to alter practice.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• Undertreated Hypothyroidism May Worsen Hospital Outcomes Large database study finds association between suboptimal hypothyroidism treatment and longer hospital stay, higher readmission rate.
  Medscape Medical News, April 27, 2022
• Cannabis Exposure in Pregnancy Linked With Childhood Obesity Higher fasting glucose levels and obesity in early childhood have been linked to cannabis exposure in the womb.
  Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2022
• Biden Touts 4-Step Pandemic Plan, Other Health Initiatives in SOTU The President also acknowledged the pandemic's toll on mental health and urged a $35 cap in the cost of insulin.
  Medscape Medical News, March 02, 2022
• Body Fat Linked to Lower Bone Density, Particularly in Men Researchers call for a fresh look at how obesity affects bone health in light of the association between fat mass and fracture risk.
  Medscape Medical News, February 11, 2022
• Endocrine Society and Others Ask FDA to Restrict Bisphenol A A petition requests that prior approvals of the chemical contained in food packaging be removed, citing recent evidence of harm.
  Medscape Medical News, February 07, 2022
• Men With Sex Addiction Have Overload of 'Love Hormone' Oxytocin Men with hypersexual disorder showed higher levels of oxytocin in their blood than healthy control men without the disorder, in a study of 102 participants.
  Medscape Medical News, February 03, 2022
• High Rates of Obesity, CKD Found in Type 1 Diabetes Rates of obesity are as high in people with type 1 diabetes as in the general population, and rates of kidney disease are higher than in people with type 2 diabetes after adjusting for age.
  Medscape Medical News, January 26, 2022
• Preschool Boys' Behaviors Traced Back to Moms' Thyroid Hormones Changes in maternal thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict whether male offspring are aggressive or withdrawn preschoolers.
  Medscape Medical News, January 11, 2022
• High-Altitude Exercise May Harm Blood Sugar Control in T1DM People with type 1 diabetes may need to monitor their blood sugar more closely when participating in high-altitude activities such as hiking or skiing, according to results of a small study.
  Reuters Health Information, January 04, 2022
• Medicare Insulin Negotiations Seen Saving $17 Billion Democrats seek to bolster the chances of a law passing that addressing drug prices with a new report, which quotes a Novo Nordisk employee as saying 'all I want for Christmas' is an insulin price hike.
  Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2021
• AGA Clinical Care Pathway: NAFLD and NASH The American Gastroenterological Association recently published a Clinical Care Pathway for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2021
• Transgender Docs Warn About Gender-Affirmative Care for Youth Several prominent experts say they are being attacked for speaking out with concerns about what they call 'sloppy' care.
  Medscape Medical News, November 18, 2021
• Continuous Ketone Monitoring Has Potential to Cut DKA in Diabetes The ability to detect impending ketoacidosis in real-time is seen as a potentially helpful tool in type 1 diabetes and other clinical circumstances.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2021
• 'Green' Mediterranean Diet Benefits Arise From Hunger Hormone Greater increases in fasting ghrelin associated with improved metabolic benefits seen with plant-enhanced Mediterranean diet. But one commentator calls the findings simply 'hypothesis-generating'.
  Medscape Medical News, October 26, 2021
• Over 40s With Type 1 Diabetes and COVID-19 at Higher Risk Than Youth Findings points to the need for age-tailored treatments, authors say.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2021
• Time-Restricted Eating: An Easy Way to Improve Metabolic Health? 'Time-restricted eating is an easy-to-follow, effective dietary strategy [that] can improve sleep and quality of life, and reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease,' says an expert.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2021
• New Form of Parathyroid Hormone Cuts Need for Conventional Therapy in Chronic Hypoparathyroidism In adults with chronic hypoparathyroidism, an investigational prodrug of parathyroid hormone, TransCon PTH, allowed most participants in a small randomized trial to reduce or forgo conventional therapy of vitamin D and calcium supplements.
  Reuters Health Information, September 13, 2021
• Alert FDA Approves First Once-Weekly Growth Hormone for Children 'I am excited to be able to reduce the number of shots for some children requiring growth hormone therapy,' said one pediatric endocrinologist, referring to weekly lonapegsomatropin.
  FDA Approvals, September 02, 2021
• Type 2 Diabetes 'Remission' Is a Reality, Say Major Organizations A new consensus statement by four major diabetes organizations aims to standardize the definition and assessment of type 2 diabetes 'remission'.
  Medscape Medical News, September 01, 2021