Top in endocrinology: Diabetes fellowship programs, reduced taste sensation in PCOS

To help increase the workforce of diabetes experts, endocrinologists proposed 1-year diabetology fellowship programs to train primary care clinicians in intensive diabetes management. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

The second top story was about a study that found reduced taste sensation, especially salty and sour, among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) compared with women without PCOS.

Read these and more in endocrinology below:

Endocrinologists propose diabetes fellowship programs to address growing gap in care

The incidence of diabetes in the United States continues to rise, straining an overburdened health care system that already reflects a shortage of endocrinologists who specialize in the disease. Read more.

Salty, sour taste perception reduced in PCOS

Taste sensation, particularly taste for salty and sour, is reduced among women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared with healthy controls, with the differences persisting after short-term oral contraceptive use, data show. Read more.

Hair dye, relaxer use associated with lower sex steroid levels during pregnancy

The use of certain hair care products is linked to lower concentrations of sex steroid levels among pregnant women, likely due to the presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, according to data published in Environmental Research. Read more.

Top endocrine news of 2021: Semaglutide approval, Walmart insulin and more

The Healio and Endocrine Today Editors have compiled the top endocrinology news of 2021. Read more.

Endpoints for bone drugs, PCOS, transgender care and more: Cover stories in 2021

Endocrine Today editors have compiled the top cover stories published in 2021. Read more.