Endocrinology News

Use of AI in medicine is growing quickly. Clinicians are eager to learn what the technology can do, and speakers at meetings across specialties are envisioning its effects — good and bad — in practice management and patient care.

An oral medication to treat children with achondroplasia has received breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA, BridgeBio Pharma announced.

In a first-in-human study, a novel oral amylin and GLP-1 receptor coagonist was safe and tolerable and lowered weight compared with placebo at 12 weeks in patients with obesity, researchers reported.

The FDA has cleared a continuous glucose monitoring system with an implantable sensor that can be worn for up to 1 year for adults aged 18 years and older with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, according to a press release.

Adults who drink caffeinated beverages such as coffee or tea may have a lower risk for developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases compared with adults with low or no intake, according to study findings.

In patients with obesity and heart disease, semaglutide 2.4 mg reduced risk for major adverse cardiovascular events regardless of baseline kidney function, according to new data from the SELECT trial.

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A once-weekly GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist conferred greater decreases in HbA1c and body weight than the GLP-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a presenter.

Intermittent and continuous energy restriction diets both improved cardiometabolic measures and reduced symptoms of depression and disordered eating among adolescents with obesity, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

CHICAGO — Hormone therapy use among menopausal women has fallen to just 1.8% as of 2023, data show, despite evidence and clinical guidance suggesting HT is safe and effective for most women for bothersome menopausal symptoms.