Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Tied to Lower Midlife Cognitive Test Scores
(MedPage Today) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was linked with lower cognitive test scores in middle age, a cohort study suggested.
After 30 years of follow-up, women who were diagnosed as having PCOS in young adulthood performed lower on... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - February 1, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Perioperative Complications Not Deciding Factor Between Two Bariatric Procedures
(MedPage Today) -- For patients undergoing primary bariatric surgery, perioperative complications and safety were similar between laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), the randomized BEST trial found... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 31, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Insulin Discontinuation Tension; FDA OKs Osteopenia Belt; Limited Mounjaro Supply
(MedPage Today) -- Type 1 diabetes patients are upset over the looming discontinuation of Novo Nordisk's long-acting insulin detemir (Levemir). (USA Today)
Mid-life women with greater exposure to toxic metals like arsenic, cadmium, and mercury... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 30, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Multiple Societal Factors Contribute to High HIV Risk in Transgender Women
(MedPage Today) -- Homelessness, violence, incarceration, and socioeconomic discrimination are linked to a high risk of HIV in transgender women, according to the CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women (NHBS-Trans) survey... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 25, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
T2D Remission Buffers; Another Sotagliflozin Trial; More Gender-Affirming Care Bans?
(MedPage Today) -- People with any evidence of type 2 diabetes remission with diet and lifestyle changes had a 40% lower rate of cardiovascular disease and a 33% lower rate of chronic kidney disease versus those without remission, according to... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 23, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Radioligand Gets Big Win in High-Grade GEP Neuroendocrine Tumors
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Adding a radioligand to standard therapy almost tripled median progression-free survival (PFS) in untreated high-grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs), a randomized trial showed.
Median... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 21, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
FDA Slaps Boxed Warning on Osteoporosis Drug
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA added a boxed warning to the label of the osteoporosis drug denosumab (Prolia) over the risk of severe hypocalcemia in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), the agency announced Friday.
After a review... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 19, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Calcium Levels Quickly Become Critical for Many Denosumab-Treated Women on Dialysis
(MedPage Today) -- Many women on dialysis quickly developed severe hypocalcemia after starting denosumab (Prolia) for osteoporosis, Medicare data showed.
During the first 12 weeks of treatment, 41.1% of women on denosumab developed severe hypocalcemia... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 19, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Fracture Risk Bumped With Testosterone Therapy in Hypogonadal Men
(MedPage Today) -- Testosterone treatment didn't offer protection against fractures in men with hypogonadism, a TRAVERSE subtrial indicated.
Compared with placebo, men who were on a testosterone gel actually had a significantly higher risk for... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 17, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Warning on Compounded GLP-1s; Ketoacidosis Deaths; Axon Stim for Diabetic Nerve Pain
(MedPage Today) -- The Obesity Society, Obesity Action Coalition, and Obesity Medicine Association released a joint statement warning against the use of compounded GLP-1 receptor agonists.
Novo Nordisk resumed shipments of its 1.7-mg dose of semaglutide... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 16, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
When Women's Fertility Begins and Ends Seems Important for RA Development
(MedPage Today) -- British women whose capability of bearing children either started late or ended early -- naturally or otherwise -- were at increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), compared with women with earlier menarche... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 10, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
T1D Trial Paused After Deaths; Mounjaro Not Just Cosmetic; Late-Stage Hot Flash Win
(MedPage Today) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals put its phase I/II study of the investigational type 1 diabetes treatment VX-880 on a protocol-specified pause following two patient deaths that the company said were unrelated to the study drug.
Merck... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 9, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Medical Mystery Case: What Landed This Pregnant Woman in the Hospital?
(MedPage Today) --
Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, reviews the case study of a pregnant woman who was hospitalized.
Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible):
Deshauer... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 4, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Lower Insulin Costs; Older Folks Want Obesity Meds Covered; Global Ozempic Woes
(MedPage Today) -- More Americans can expect lower insulin costs in 2024 as new $35-a-month price caps are set to go into effect this month. (CNN)
Kids with severe obesity who would eventually go on to undergo bariatric surgery were more likely... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 2, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Hibernating Squirrels for Obesity? Dialysis Warning; Endocrinology and Telehealth
(MedPage Today) -- Could hibernating squirrels open new doors to novel obesity treatments? The new partnership between Eli Lilly and Fauna Bio plans to find out. (Endpoints News)
A total of 51 members from 18 countries joined together on an expert... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - December 26, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
