Pediatric Endocrinology News

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Joshua D. Safer, MD, FACP, FACE, and Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD about clinical and political challenges in caring for transgender patients.

Serum levels of sex steroids and bone metabolism markers align with skeletal development in boys during puberty, though development can vary based on pubertal stage, according to study findings published in Bone.

Girls whose mothers had high gestational weight gain have a greater BMI z score than girls whose mothers had normal gestational weight gain, but a similar difference is not observed for boys, according to study data.

Adolescent boys exposed to higher levels of two types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may have lower areal bone mineral density, according to study data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Racial and ethnic disparities in obesity prevalence are greater among children attending more racially segregated schools compared with those attending integrated schools, according to study findings published in Obesity.

A qualitative study published Diabetic Medicine highlighted the need for novel programs to improve the transition from pediatric to adult care for type 1 diabetes.

The prevalence of prediabetes more than doubled among U.S. youths from 1999 through 2018, according to findings published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.

How often do you expect to hear the statement, “The plaintiffs did not seek any monetary damages”?

Black adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents believe fear, lack of exposure and mistrust of the medical community are some of the reasons racial disparities exist with diabetes device use, according to study findings.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology is opposing legislation to limit access to transgender care for adolescents and criminalize health care professionals providing transgender care for youths, according to a press release.