Brenzavvy vs Farxiga for T2D; PFAS in Seafood; 100 Deaths Linked to GLP-1 Drugs?
(MedPage Today) -- Bexagliflozin (Brenzavvy) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga) induced similar HbA1c reductions over 24 weeks in a head-to-head phase III trial of the SGLT2 inhibitors in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes on metformin. (Journal of Diabetes... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 16, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Type D Personality and Hypothyroidism; Infertility and eGFR; Fracture Algorithm
(MedPage Today) -- Type D personality, which is associated with negative emotions, was disproportionately represented in people with hypothyroidism, and these patients tended to experience worse treatment outcomes. (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 10, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Diabetes Drug Shows Benefit in Parkinson's Disease
(MedPage Today) -- The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist lixisenatide (Adlyxin) led to less progression of motor disability compared with placebo in early Parkinson's disease, the phase II LIXIPARK trial showed.
At 12 months, motor... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 3, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Man With Chainsaw Assaults Hospital Staff; Havana Syndrome Case; Ozempic at Costco
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A man was taken into custody after assaulting staff and damaging property with a chainsaw at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury. (Becker... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 2, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Diabetes Drugs Overpriced; Hormone Drugs and Brain Tumors; Menopause or Herpes?
(MedPage Today) -- Insulins, SGLT2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 receptor agonists can likely be manufactured for prices "far below" their current prices, according to an economic evaluation of manufacturing costs in JAMA Network Open.
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Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 2, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Insulin Out-of-Stock; Yet Another GLP/GIP Agonist; Digital Diabetes Tools Worth It?
(MedPage Today) -- Both generic and branded formulations of 10-mL vials of insulin lispro injection (Humalog) will be temporarily out of stock through the start of April, Eli Lilly announced.
A new study predicted global fertility, which has been... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 26, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Telehealth Sites Promise Cure for 'Male Menopause' Despite FDA Ban on Off-Label Ads
(MedPage Today) -- Online stores sprang up during the COVID-19 pandemic's telehealth boom touting testosterone as a cure-all for men's age-related illnesses -- despite FDA rules issued years ago restricting such "low testosterone" advertising... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 25, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Who Really 'Died Suddenly'? Anabolic Steroid Users.
(MedPage Today) -- During the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout, a rare complication called myocarditis was detected, primarily in young males. The incidence of this problem was low and most of the cases were mild. Still, even for people in the... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 21, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Automated Insulin System OK'd; Zepbound Gains in Popularity; Male Menopause Cures?
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the twiist automated insulin delivery system powered by Tidepool for patients 6 and older with type 1 diabetes, said maker Sequel Med Tech. It's the first drug delivery system to directly measure the volume and... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 19, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
As an Infertility Doctor, I Fear Alabama's Frozen Embryo Ruling Won't Be the Last
(MedPage Today) -- The recent Alabama Supreme Court decision equating frozen embryos with children felt like a personal assault on me as a provider of reproductive services, on my fellow fertility experts, and on the patients with whom we work... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 15, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Novel Drug Better Than Wegovy? New Endocrine Society Prez; Knockoff Tirzepatide Woes
(MedPage Today) -- In a phase I trial, investigational amycretin led to greater weight loss compared with historical benchmarks set by semaglutide (Wegovy), according to drugmaker Novo Nordisk. (Forbes)
Use of the Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 12, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Online Obesity Program Helped Primary Care Patients Lose Weight
(MedPage Today) -- Pragmatic implementation of an automated online behavioral obesity treatment program that included 9 months of active maintenance helped people with overweight or obesity lose a clinically significant amount of weight by 12 and... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 11, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Lancet Menopause Series Wants to Change How Society Views 'The Change'
(MedPage Today) -- Researchers warned against the "over-medicalization" of menopause in a four-paper series in The Lancet, and argued for a fresh approach that goes beyond the treatment of specific symptoms.
The series focused on four areas for... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 6, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Amy Schumer's Cushing's Dx; One Billion People With Obesity; Vitamin D for T1D
(MedPage Today) -- Comedian Amy Schumer revealed she has exogenous Cushing's syndrome brought on by steroid injections. (CNN)
The one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) procedure was not inferior to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure when it came... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 5, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
IVF Helps Patients Trying to Build Families. An Alabama Court Put That in Doubt
(MedPage Today) -- Thirty-seven-year-old Corinn O'Brien is about 2 months pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF), but an ultrasound recently showed the fetus might be in trouble, and she wants the option to try again if she needs to.
Cancer... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 5, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
