Endocrinology News

Researchers found that children who received 12 weeks of treatment with antipsychotic medications experienced adverse changes in adiposity and insulin sensitivity, both of which often contribute to the development of early-onset type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other illnesses tied to early death.

Children with mild subclinical hypothyroidism are nearly twice as likely to have elevated total and non-HDL cholesterol levels when compared with euthyroid children, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Teenagers with severe obesity who undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy frequently have mental health diagnoses, including high rates of anxiety, depression and eating disorders; however, these mental health diagnoses did not affect BMI lost 12 months after surgery.

Obesity is a prevalent condition experienced by Americans, with the CDC reporting obesity in 36.5% of adults and 12.7 million children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 years.

Younger gestational age in late preterm infants was more likely to contribute to morbidities resulting in hospital stay compared with causes of preterm delivery, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 Meeting

Children of mothers with gestational diabetes had cardiometabolic markers 20 years later that their peers did not, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting.

Most pediatric health care providers supported further training on caring for children and teenagers who identify as transgender, as more than half of these providers were unaware of current guidelines related to puberty-blocking treatments, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 Meeting.

Children and adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus who consumed a very low-carbohydrate diet had exceptional glycemic control of their disease and very few adverse events, according to recently published study results in Pediatrics.

The FDA has approved Crysvita, a new therapy option for children aged 1 year and older and adults with x-linked hypophosphatemia, or XLH, according to a press release.

Canadian children and adolescents with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes treated by a usual care provider were less likely to have diabetic ketoacidosis compared with those without a usual care provider, study data show.