Growth Hormone

An oral medication that stimulates the growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a induced height velocity increases similar to those seen with recombinant human GH for children with pediatric GH deficiency, according to trial data.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In this Healio video exclusive, Onyinye Ugonabo, MD, reviews the case of young patient who presented with symptoms of ulcerative colitis following discontinuation of growth hormone therapy.

More than 80% of adults with acromegaly achieved an insulin-like growth factor level at or below the upper limit of normal at 36 weeks with an investigational once-daily oral medication, according to topline results from a phase 3 trial.

Adults with overweight or obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease had a more than 5% reduction in liver fat at 6 months with growth hormone therapy, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial.

Márta Korbonits, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCP, uncovered a passion for endocrinology from a series of inspirational lectures during her medical training.

Health care professionals must collect more detailed and accurate demographic data and identify factors contributing to health disparities in pediatric endocrinology and gender care, according to a scientific statement.

Octreotide acetate injection 500 µg/mL has been voluntarily recalled due to the presence of glass particles in a syringe, according to a press release.

ATLANTA — Adults with overweight or obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, had a significant reduction in liver fat and inflammation with daily subcutaneous growth hormone administration, according to a speaker.

Among adults with controlled acromegaly, postmenopausal women had higher growth hormone levels than men despite similar insulin-like growth factor I levels, according to study data.

Among children diagnosed with ADHD, low doses of ADHD medications did not affect thyroid or growth hormone levels, according to study data.