Endocrinology News

From the humble stethoscope to the most sophisticated gene-editing technology, health care professionals today have a remarkable range of tools at their disposal.

Boston Children’s Hospital was named Tuesday as the best children’s hospital in the United States for the eighth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report, which expanded its annual list this year to include state and regional rankings.

Potential behavioral changes stemming from puberty were among the most common concerns of parents whose daughters presented for a premenarchal visit, researchers wrote in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.

Novo Nordisk announced a voluntary recall of select insulin product samples that were stored at temperatures below storage requirements, according to a company press release.

The incidence of severe diabetic ketoacidosis among children presenting with new-onset type 1 diabetes doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic period compared with data from 2019, according to data published in Pediatric Diabetes.

The “3D approach” — formally diagnosing patients with obesity, initiating weight discussions and offering guidance and direction — helps facilitate “effective obesity care,” researchers wrote.

The American Diabetes Association 2021 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes reflects important updates regarding overbasalization, HbA1c goals in older adults and hypoglycemia assessments, according to the association.

Diabetes reduces life expectancy in middle-aged adults by up to 10 years and independently increases the risk for death from cancer, CVD and renal disease as much as threefold, according to the Lancet Commission on diabetes.

The 33-year-old Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will be held virtually for the first time on Nov. 21 and 22.

Most children with obesity who are at high risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are not being screened, possibly leading to underdiagnosis of the condition, according to a speaker at ObesityWeek Interactive.