Endocrine Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Endocrine Today.

Table of Contents

• The ecosystem within: How the microbiome contributes to endocrine regulation
• Physicians must make closing practice gaps a priority in PCOS Ricardo Azziz, MD
• Advisory Committee recommends approval of PTH therapy for hypoparathyroidism
• FDA approves Contrave for chronic weight management
• FDA committees near-unanimous on need to investigate testosterone therapies
• Diagnosis and monitoring of an incidental infundibular lesion Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU; Poorani Goundan, MBBS
• For osteoporosis, should medications take a holiday? Edward C. Chao, DO
• Co-existence of BRAF V600E, TERT promoter mutations predict recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer
• A medically accurate, de-stigmatizing term developed to discuss issues in postmenopause
• Androgenic parameters similar in elite female athletes, healthy young women
• Childhood obesity decreased SHBG, lowered puberty age
• Eating habits, body fat could be influenced by brain chemistry
• High TSH levels after hypothyroidism therapy increase miscarriage risk
• Higher thyroxine dose needed in patients with hypothyroidism and lactose intolerance
• Hyperglycemia during emergency hospital admissions predicts diabetes risk
• IGF-I levels, low and high, linked with CV disease in older men
• In PTC patients, MUC1 expression linked to BRAFV600E mutation, lymph node metastasis
• Instant noodles intake linked with metabolic syndrome in Korean women
• Lifestyle risk factors for CVD rise along with urbanization
• Low-sodium diet drops heart disease risk for patients with type 2 diabetes
• Metformin could help women with PCOS avoid weight gain
• Model to forecast type 1 diabetes outcomes could improve daily practice, clinical trials
• Mortality, MI after CV procedures support ‘obesity paradox’
• Phthalates associated with decreased testosterone in both sexes, all ages
• Physical activity less protective against type 2 diabetes in those more genetically predisposed
• Potential PCOS biomarkers could improve detection, clinical care
• Pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism more likely to miscarry
• Rapid rise in prediabetes in England raises concerns about future disease
• Shift work increases risk for diabetes, especially mixed schedules
• Testosterone, estradiol levels could help predict sudden cardiac arrest
• USPSTF recommends intensive behavioral counseling for people with obesity, overweight
• Weight loss helped women with obesity reduce hot flashes in menopause
• Weight loss information sought most often online lacking in quality
• Weight loss lowered health care costs for people with type 2 diabetes
• Bone mineral density score disparity highlights need to redefine osteoporosis in children
• Cancer incidence in type 1 diabetes similar to general population
• Diabetes predicted long-term mortality in patients with ischemic heart disease
• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy increased risk for fall
• Duodenum resurfacing procedure improved type 2 diabetes markers
• FDA committees withhold approval of oral testosterone therapy
• Higher plasma levels linked to CV complications in type 1 diabetes
• Vitamin K supplements failed to improve BMD in postmenopausal osteopenia