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Liquid Metformin Hits Shelves; Mice Cured of T1D

— News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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-- specifically, metformin hydrochloride for extended-release oral suspension (Riomet ER) -- is now available in the U.S., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced.

for 9 months after researchers converted stem cells into beta cells. (Nature Biotechnology)

According to new CDC data, . (ABC News)

Most said they wished their electronic medical record documented their desired name and pronoun, according to a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics.

The succeeded in a phase IIb trial of adults with type 2 diabetes on oral antihyperglycemic agents, Oramed Pharmaceuticals announced.

Another : The Chicago area saw a 27% drop in sugar-sweetened drink sales relative to St. Louis within the first four months after implementing a tax. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

PFAS -- a family of endocrine disrupting chemicals -- may pose a particular health threat to . "Women firefighters actually raised concern about what they have perceived as elevated rates of breast cancer among their cohort in San Francisco," explained lead author Jessica Trowbridge, MPH, of the University of California Berkeley. (Environmental Science and Technology)

Britain's cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE released new guidance on combining for treating type 1 diabetes in overweight adults.

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    Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.