Hormone Happenings

Endocrinopathy After Cancer Therapy: The Downside of Success With advances in cancer therapy, diseases that were once fatal are becoming chronic disorders, often with adverse endocrine effects.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 17, 2019
40 Years of Medicine: Reflections of an Endocrinologist Dr Richard Plotzker shares his thoughts on 40 years of medical practice as he enters retirement.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 18, 2018
Don't Be so Cavalier About That Non-Hip Fracture Are some fractures a reflection of underlying disease? Dr Plotzker says clinicians should be aware of the medical risks of more distal, non-hip fractures in older patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 09, 2018
Are Rural Counties More Obese Than Others? A recent study found a disproportionate amount of obesity in America's rural counties but could only speculate on why.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 27, 2018
Tinkering With Levothyroxine: Does It Make a Difference? Most physicians will carefully titrate levothyroxine to help their patients with hypothyroidism reach the TSH value at which they feel their best. But does it actually make a difference?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 06, 2018
Hypoglycemia, 25 Years After DCCT A new European consortium aims to help clinicians understand the underlying mechanisms and predictors of hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 27, 2018
Formulary Snafus In an era of competing formularies and demands for preauthorization, taking a prescription to the pharmacy is often the beginning of a frustrating misadventure for patients and physicians alike.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 05, 2018
Sometimes Doctors Need to Be Nudged A good electronic record system can help doctors remember to do what they wanted to do anyway.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 17, 2018
ENDO 2018: What to Expect It's a meeting where nobodies rub elbows with somebodies, camaraderie is created, and the quantity of ideas proves that endocrinologists are 'pretty worthy people,' says Dr Richard Plotzker.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 06, 2018
Defending the Cornerstones of Endocrinology The government's recent 'ban' on seven science words prompted endocrinologist Richard Plotzker to reflect on their significance in medicine and especially in the field of endocrinology.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 25, 2018
Insulin Access: A Casualty of Modern Medicine? Patients used to be able to obtain their insulin easily and cheaply. But the system of modern medicine is getting in the way, and many patients are stuck (pun intended).
Experts And Viewpoints, October 20, 2017
The Data Show What I Expected... In the absence of definitive clinical guidance, confirmation bias may guide decision making.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 16, 2017
Derailing the 'Inevitable' Onset of Diabetes The risk of developing diabetes may be determined decades in advance, inviting opportunities to intervene and prevent the disease.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 26, 2017
Hypercorrect Is a Variant of Wrong We are taught that good doctors are thorough, but is it possible to be too thorough?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 08, 2017
MOC Scavenger Hunt: Worth the Effort? Maintenance of certification may not be easy, but the gains in understanding are well worth the effort.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 01, 2016
New Diabetes Diagnosis, or Neglected Opportunity? A physician urges us to pay attention to hyperglycemia and prevent progression before the manifestation of clinical diabetes.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 18, 2016
Choosing Commercial or Compounded Medicines Are commercially available medicines really good enough for our patients' needs? To what extent do compounded medicines have a place in our therapeutic armamentarium?
Experts And Viewpoints, September 20, 2016
Following in My Footsteps: A Dad Reflects on His MD Kids For Father's Day, a physician reflects on what it's like to have raised two future physicians.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 17, 2016
Soda Taxes and Chronic Disease What we eat today affects our health 10, 20, 30 years from now, but it's hard to get people to make that association, muses Dr Richard Plotzker.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 18, 2016
Metformin: New Perspectives An experienced diabetologist reflects on what we know and still don't know about this common drug used to manage type 2 diabetes.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 04, 2016

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