IV Steroid Before Thyroidectomy Prevents Complications One dose of dexamethasone reduced hypocalcemia, voice issues Sep 03, 2021
Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jun 20, 2021
Diabetic Man With Sclerosing Mesenteritis Experiences Glycemic Control With Steroids Case authors report an unexpected paradoxical effect Jun 07, 2021
Heart Risk With Gender-Affirming Tx; Burden of Thyroid Eye Disease; T1D Care Gaps More notable research from the AACE 2021 virtual meeting Jun 01, 2021
Slow and Steady With Osilodrostat Best in Cushing's Disease Gradual dose escalation had fewer adverse events, same therapeutic benefit, as quicker increases May 27, 2021
Low Testosterone Could Be Bad News in COVID-19 In small study, men with low levels were more likely to have severe illness May 25, 2021
Gender Surgery Tied to Mental Health Gains for Transgender People Psychological distress and substance use decreased with affirming surgeries Apr 28, 2021
Tepezza Restock Coming; Osteoporotic Fractures Broken Down by State News and commentary from the endocrinology world Apr 04, 2021
Alarmingly Low Rate of Primary Aldosteronism Detected, Treated Canadian cohort study of 1.1 million adults with hypertension Mar 31, 2021
ENDO 2021 Roundup: Jatenzo Liver Data, Adrenal Insufficiency, and More Other noteworthy research presented at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting Mar 25, 2021
Transgender Youth at Risk for Poorer Heart Health Association could be attributed to gender-affirming hormone therapy, researcher says Mar 23, 2021
Testicular Dysfunction May Persist Long After Anabolic Steroid Use "Need to treat not just as problem of testosterone deficiency but as a body-image disorder" Mar 09, 2021
GIP/GLP-1 RA Phase III Success; USPSTF Looking for Input News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 28, 2021
Brain Tumor Risk Upped With Synthetic Progestogen Absolute risk still low, however, and product not currently approved in U.S. Feb 03, 2021
Is it OK to Cut Back on Prednisone After Kidney Transplant? 15-year follow-up data support the use of early steroid cessation Feb 03, 2021
Masculinizing Hormone Therapy Tied to Acne in Transmen Acne also linked with depression and anxiety; Accutane may be treatment option Jan 20, 2021
Transgender Adults Often Forced to Seek Unlicensed Hormone Therapy Many are uninsured, others have claims denied, study shows Nov 09, 2020
Finerenone Cuts Kidney, Heart Risks in CKD and T2D Patients saw less hyperkalemia than with spironolactone but still some Oct 23, 2020
When Do Sex Differences in Testosterone Levels Appear? Study used NHANES data to calculate trajectories over ages 6 to 20 Jul 07, 2020
Diabetes Drug May Benefit Long-Term Steroid Users Metformin improved metabolic profile in patients with chronic inflammatory disease Feb 25, 2020
Postmenopausal Low Back Pain: Is Lack of Vitamin D the Problem? Finding "speaks to the importance of avoiding severe vitamin D deficiency states" Feb 12, 2020
Male Hypogonadism Guidelines: Opt for IM Testosterone Recommendation based on cost compared with transdermal therapy Jan 06, 2020
New Drug Alternative for Cushing's Syndrome? Levoketoconazole proved effective, but not clearly superior Oct 04, 2019
Hormones Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk for Trans Women Overall risk still lower than cisgender women, however, and small overall May 14, 2019
Improvements in Excess Cortisol Activity With Relacorilant Phase II study of selective glucocorticoid receptor modulator found dose-dependent effect Apr 29, 2019
Itchy Skin Threatens CKD Patients' Quality of Life More severe cases seen in those with higher stages of chronic kidney disease Apr 12, 2019
ENDO 2019 Roundup: Opioids, Obesity, and More Other noteworthy research presented at The Endocrine Society annual meeting Mar 27, 2019
Suppressed Testicular Function 'Mostly Reversible' After Steroid Abuse But process can take upwards of 9 months Mar 26, 2019
Early Success With Another Male Birth Control Pill 11β-MNTDC passes phase I trial, but side effects may be an issue Mar 26, 2019
Hormone Tx May Not Compromise Fertility in Transgender Men Fertility potential preserved even after 1 year of testosterone therapy Mar 24, 2019
Transgender Medicine Advances but Gaps Remain More progress to come with advocacy, says expert Jan 03, 2019
Rethink Due for Stopping Transgender Hormone Tx Before Surgery? Review found little evidence linking hormones to surgical complications Dec 05, 2018
Carvedilol Helps Protect Heart During PPGL Surgery Med offers superior blocking for cardiac complications in pheochromocytoma May 23, 2018
Hypogonadal Men See Better Heart Health on Testosterone Tx Fewer deaths due to MACE seen over 10 years versus controls May 21, 2018
Asthma: As-Needed ICS/LABA Prevents Exacerbations But lower steroid dosage comes at cost of reduced symptom control May 16, 2018
Hydrocortisone Granules on Par, Given Straight or With Food May be helpful option for administering meds to pediatric patients, researcher says Mar 18, 2018
EndoBreak: After Menopause, Take the Stairs; Don't Try Kratom For T2D News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 16, 2018
A Role for Budesonide in Autoimmune Hepatitis? Effective second-line treatment after prednisolone failure Jan 30, 2018
Researchers: Bariatric Surgery Screening Should Include Sexual Orientation LGBT status may predict lower rates of post-surgical follow-up Oct 31, 2017
