Endocrinology News

NEW ORLEANS — In part one of a three-part video exclusive series, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Anna Casu, MD, about the preclinical stages of type 1 diabetes and who should be screened for the disease.

The FDA granted breakthrough device designation for an endoscopic procedure that resurfaces the duodenum lining to allow for weight maintenance after discontinuation of a GLP-1 receptor agonist, according to an industry press release.

The presence of thyroid autoantibodies may be detected as early as age 10 months for children, and those positive for both thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin autoantibodies have a higher risk for thyroid disease, according to study data.

Older adult cancer survivors who were overweight or obese at the time of first primary cancer diagnosis had a higher risk for developing second cancers, according to findings presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity, such as GLP-1 receptor agonists, are becoming an important treatment pathway in rheumatology, according to a presenter at the 2024 Association of Women in Rheumatology annual conference.

Using the American Heart Association’s new PREVENT risk calculator would mean reducing eligibility for statin and/or antihypertensive therapy by approximately 16 million U.S. adults, researchers reported in JAMA.

Use of a DPP-IV inhibitor, SGLT2 inhibitor or GLP-1 receptor agonist does not increase risk for diabetic macular edema among adults with type 2 diabetes and diabetic retinopathy, according to study data.

The FDA is warning providers and patients that dosing errors with compounded injectable semaglutide may be leading to adverse events, according to a press release.

There are many important factors primary care providers must consider when prescribing popular anti-obesity medications, according to experts.

A multidisciplinary care model can reduce the risk for subsequent fractures among adults hospitalized for a hip fracture, according to findings published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.