Kidnapping for Abortion; Death by Nitrogen Gas; Gender-Affirming Care Reaches SCOTUS
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Idaho prosecutors have charged a woman and her son with kidnapping after they allegedly took the son's teenage girlfriend out of state for an abortion. (AP)
Meanwhile... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 3, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Intermittent Fasting for T2D; Omnipod 5 App Cleared; GLP-1 Meds and Thyroid Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Intermittent fasting can help patients with type 2 diabetes lose weight and better control their glucose levels. (JAMA Network Open)
How far should doctors go to treat childhood obesity? (New York Times)
The FDA cleared the... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 1, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Bone Density Mostly Catches Up After Adolescent Use of Gender-Affirming Hormones
(MedPage Today) -- Bone mineral density in individuals treated with puberty suppression caught up with pretreatment levels in most cases after long-term use of gender-affirming hormones (GAH), according to a single-center cohort study.
Among 75... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 31, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Infertility Definition Expanded to Be More Inclusive
(MedPage Today) -- Infertility is no longer restricted to just women in heterosexual partnerships. Now, circumstances common among LGBTQ people and single women trying to get pregnant can meet the official definition for infertility.
The new clinical... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 27, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Hospitalizations With Fake Ozempic; Vosoritide OK'd for All Ages; Mounjaro for Kids?
(MedPage Today) -- Law enforcement and public health officials say a surge in counterfeit versions of drugs that help with weight loss like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) may be the worst since counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs. (Reuters)... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 24, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Counterfeit Ozempic; Mary Lou Retton Discharged; No Such Thing as Free Will?
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In Austria, several people were hospitalized after using a reportedly counterfeit version of the diabetes drug semaglutide (Ozempic). (Reuters)
Meanwhile, Belgium... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 24, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Oral GnRH Antagonist a Less Invasive, Cheaper Alternative to Injectables in IVF
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Off-label use of oral elagolix (Orilissa) may be a more patient-friendly alternative to standard-of-care injectable GnRH antagonists for ovulation suppression during in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 18, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Gestational Diabetes Exposure in Utero Linked to Brain Changes in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- DALLAS -- Brain changes were seen in kids exposed to gestational diabetes in utero, which may contribute to an increased risk of obesity, according to a cross-sectional study of data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 18, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Virtual Obesity Treatment Program Led to Substantial Weight Loss in Real-World Study
(MedPage Today) -- DALLAS -- A real-world virtual obesity treatment program that involved use of GLP-1 receptor agonists with intensive lifestyle interventions led to robust and sustained weight loss, according to an analysis of a cohort study... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 18, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
AI as Good as Embryologists at Selecting Embryos for Transfer
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- An artificial intelligence (AI) model did just as well as embryologists in selecting embryos for transfer, a researcher reported here.
In a retrospective, double-blind, randomized comparative reader study, the... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 17, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
ART Births Linked to Slightly Higher Risk of Congenital Anomalies in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Kids conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) had slightly higher risks of congenital anomalies, particularly genitourinary abnormalities, according to an Australian population-based cohort study.
In the cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 11, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Farxiga Cuts A1c in Pediatric Diabetes; Late-Stage CAH Win; At-Home Menopause Test
(MedPage Today) -- Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) lowered HbA1c by 1.03 percentage points more than placebo in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes, while saxagliptin (Onglyza) showed no significant reduction versus placebo, the phase III T2NOW... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 10, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Weight-Loss Drug Benefit Spans HFpEF, HFmrEF
(MedPage Today) -- CLEVELAND -- Semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy) improved outcomes across the range of moderately reduced and preserved ejection fraction in heart failure (HFmrEF, HFpEF) related to obesity, a prespecified secondary analysis of the... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 8, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Study Pinpoints Growing Use of Cannabis to Manage Menopause Symptoms
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- One in 10 midlife women said they used cannabis in the past month, some of which was to manage menopausal symptoms, a researcher reported here.
In a nationally representative sample of U.S. women, ages 45 to... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 1, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Are Obesity Drugs for Adolescents Cost-Effective?
(MedPage Today) -- Anti-obesity medications have been making major headlines in the news. From nationwide shortages to publicized usage by celebrities, there is constant buzz about how these medications can lead to weight reduction in a relatively... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - September 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
