Endocrinology News

All newborns should be screened for congenital hypothyroidism within 48 to 72 hours of birth, and prompt treatment after diagnosis is necessary to avoid adverse outcomes, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Parents of children with type 1 diabetes living in rural areas report unique barriers to health care, including distance from support systems, unreliable technology resources and lack of diabetes understanding in the community, data show.

Children with type 1 diabetes missed nine more school days, on average, per year than children without the disease, according to new research published in Diabetes Care.

The 2022 International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes guidelines include updates on insulin delivery, psychological care and nutritional management for children, adolescents and young people with diabetes.

Acceptance-based therapy was as effective as enhanced care for weight loss among adolescent girls with overweight or obesity, according to a pilot randomized controlled trial published in Childhood Obesity.

The FDA approved once-weekly semaglutide for the treatment of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years with an initial BMI in the 95th percentile for age and sex, according to a press release.

Researchers hypothesize that the number of youths in the U.S. with diabetes is likely to substantially increase in future decades, highlighting the need for diabetes prevention, according to estimates published in Diabetes Care.

Type 2 diabetes rates and associated number of years lost due to poor health, disability or early death increased substantially among adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2019, particularly in low- and low-middle income countries.

The 35th annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will be held Nov. 19 and 20 in New York.

The decision to ban gender-affirming care for youth in Florida will cause “irrevocable harm,” ACP President Ryan D. Mire, MD, MACP, said in a press release.