Presley's Bariatric Complication; Acromegaly Win; Tele-Monitor Diabetic Foot Ulcers
(MedPage Today) -- An autopsy report showed that Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, died of a small-bowel obstruction "caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago." (NBC News)
Treatment with the investigational... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 18, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
COVID-19 Impaired Fertility Treatments
(MedPage Today) -- Couples infected with the COVID-19 virus while receiving assisted reproductive technology treatment had lower quality embryo and blastocyst rates when compared to non-infected couples, a retrospective cohort study in China showed... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
NAFLD and T2DM Bodes Higher Risk of Liver Decompensation, Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes may be at significantly higher risk of hepatic decompensation and liver cancer, researchers reported.
In a meta-analysis of six studies that included... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 12, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Smallest Insulin Delivery System OK'd; NAMS' New Name; Obesity Drugs & Suicide Risk?
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the world's smallest durable insulin delivery system, the Tandem Mobi powered by Control-IQ Technology. Full commercial availability is expected in early 2024. (Drug Delivery Business News)
Medtronic announced... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 11, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Doctor Faces Death Penalty; Weight-Loss Drugs Without Nausea; U.S. Children Drowning
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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case of a Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing a lawyer over a medical billing dispute. (AP)
President Joe... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 10, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Madonna Revived by Narcan? Doc Assaults Employee; Semaglutide Compounders Sued
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Madonna was reportedly found unresponsive and revived by a naloxone (Narcan) injection to combat acute septic shock before her ICU stay for a bacterial infection. But some experts... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 7, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Medical Spending Higher for Kids Outside Healthy Weight Limits
(MedPage Today) -- Medical expenditures were higher for children and adolescents who did not have a healthy body mass index (BMI), a cross-sectional study showed.
Among over 200,000 youths ages 2 to 19 years, differences in total expenditures... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 3, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
COVID Infection May Impair Semen Quality, Even After Mild Cases
(MedPage Today) -- Semen quality remained impaired more than 3 months after a mild COVID-19 infection, according to a small study from Spain involving unvaccinated men.
Testing performed a median 100 days after infection among existing patients... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists should stop taking them prior to elective surgery due to concerns over increased risk for regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents while under general anesthesia, according... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Once-Weekly Pediatric Growth Hormone Snags FDA Approval
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved long-acting injectable somatrogon (Ngenla) for pediatric human growth hormone deficiency, developers Pfizer and OPKO Health announced this week.
Somatrogon is indicated for children ages 3 and up with growth... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Suicide Attempts Nearly 8 Times Higher Among Transgender People, Study Shows
(MedPage Today) -- Transgender individuals had significantly higher rates of suicide attempts and suicide mortality compared with non-transgender individuals, according to a population-based retrospective cohort study from Denmark.
Among over... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 29, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
BMI Alone Falling Out of Favor as a Way to Assess Healthy Weight
(MedPage Today) -- A shift appears to be occurring in how physicians use the body mass index (BMI) measurement to assess whether someone has obesity, overweight, or underweight.
"We all know BMI is not an adequate measure of health and that [it... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 27, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Hysterectomy Ultimately Needed After 1 in 8 Endometrial Ablations
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Hysterectomy rates can be expected to rise slowly in the months and years following endometrial ablation, regardless of ablation device type, a meta-analysis found.
Risk of hysterectomy rose to from... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 23, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Human Remains Theft Ring; Reinfections and COVID Deaths; Diabetes Expected to Soar
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Following allegations of a "human remains theft ring," a call for increased regulation of body donations for medical research. (NBC News)
The FDA issued warning letters to 189... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 23, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
ENDO 2023 Roundup: More Imcivree Data; Statement on Aging; Novel Hypoparathyroid Tx
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Some of the latest research in the field of endocrinology presented at ENDO 2023, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, included studies on testosterone-replacement therapy and the risk of major cardiac events... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
