Ricardo Correa, MD, EsD, FACE, FACP, CMQ

Adults diagnosed with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome have a higher risk for developing cancer compared with controls without the condition, according to data published in the European Journal of Endocrinology.

Adrenal gland volume is greater among adults with type 2 diabetes than without diabetes and might serve as a biomarker of metabolic status, according to study findings.

Mild autonomous cortisol secretion is prevalent in nearly half of adults with benign adrenal tumors and can increase the risk for hypertension and type 2 diabetes, according to study data published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have confronted not only the illness and loss of millions of lives, but also the dangerous reality of having a health care system full of moral gaps, inequities and disparities.

An assessment of free cortisol after a dexamethasone suppression test could add value to the diagnostic workup of hypercortisolism, which can be plagued by false-positive results, according to data from a cross-sectional study.

Improving health care equity and access for Black Americans and other underrepresented groups requires a comprehensive approach that goes beyond health system-level changes, including recognition of a painful history of structural racism.