Vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure in older people with obesity and taking more than the Institutes of Medicine’s (IOM) recommended daily dose does not provide additional health benefits, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The IOM recommends 600 International Units (IU) per day. Vitamin D deficiency is common…
To our knowledge this is the first trial of setmelanotide in patients younger than 6 years old. These results support the benefit of the drug…
Monogenic forms of early onset severe childhood obesity (ie, presenting before the age of 5 years) can occur in the context of pathogenic variants of…
The Endocrine Society examines the recent release of the LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee bill as well as the CMS proposed physician fee schedule rule for FY24.
We aim to use Natural Language Processing to automate the extraction and classification of thyroid cancer risk factors from pathology reports.
At the American Diabetes Association (ADA), we recognize obesity as the chronic disease it is and are working to achieve access to obesity care and…
Learn how to develop a written accommodations and care plan under federal disability law to meet your child’s diabetes needs. Get legal protections & state…
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest clinical practice guideline: Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Adult Patients in Non-Critical Care Settings! This…
Higher levels of HDL-C—known as the “good cholesterol”—have been shown to correlate with heightened risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study recently published in The Journal of…
The Leapfrog Group and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) partnered to launch an inpatient diabetes recognition program called Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living…
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a condition that occurs when your pituitary gland is not working normally. Discover more about the types of GHD, its…
