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More Thyroid Cancers Found After Starting GLP-1s: Researchers Think They Know Why

Early cases may be driven by increased surveillance

Jan 23, 2025
No Clear Winner in SGLT2 Showdown for Cardiovascular Disease

Real-world data on empagliflozin, canagliflozin, and dapagliflozin

Jan 22, 2025
High-Strength Wegovy; Aldosteronism Outcome Definitions; Insulin Unit Price Down 42%

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Jan 21, 2025
Good Response to Obesity Treatment in Childhood Improved Outcomes Down the Line

Findings represent "a hopeful message that early intervention truly matters," researcher says

Jan 21, 2025
High-Strength Wegovy; Aldosteronism Outcome Definitions; Insulin Unit Price Down 42%

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Good Response to Obesity Treatment in Childhood Improved Outcomes Down the Line

Findings represent "a hopeful message that early intervention truly matters," researcher says

Endocrinology Case Studies

Jazz Musician With Slowly Expanding Neck Mass Causing Dysphagia

Alcoholism, liver dysfunction highly linked with rare disease of unknown etiology

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There's More Than One Way to Treat Lipedema

Surgery may not always be the best option, case report finds

A woman with lipedema grasps her thigh.
What's the Cause of Neck Swelling, Fever in Young Woman?

Diagnosis of this rare disease is often a challenge

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GLP-1 Agents' Risks and Benefits Broader Than Previously Thought

VA researchers found lower risks for 42 diverse outcomes and increased risks for 19 others

Jan 20, 2025
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Hormone Therapy Not Linked to Sex-Based Difference in Glioma Incidence

Analyses of current or former use, duration of use, social factors fail to show an association

Jan 18, 2025
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Online Sellers of Compounded GLP-1s Often Don't Mention Risks

And 40.5% noted efficacy claims not listed on the labels of their originator products

Jan 17, 2025
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Ozempic/Wegovy and 14 Other Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

25 drugs chosen so far comprise about a third of Medicare Part D spending on prescription drugs

Jan 17, 2025
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One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery

No disparity emerges, though, in discussing weight-loss surgery with a healthcare provider

Jan 16, 2025
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Infrequent Zoledronate Infusions Reduced Vertebral Fractures Soon After Menopause

As few as one infusion per decade lowered risk

Jan 15, 2025
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Experts Pitch Major Overhaul to How Obesity Is Diagnosed

Global commission makes the case to move beyond BMI, incorporate other measures of body fat

Jan 14, 2025
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T1D Islet Cell Transplant; 50K Processed Foods Ranked; Obesity and Childhood Cancers

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Jan 14, 2025
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USPSTF Unveils Final Recs for Osteoporosis Screening to Prevent Fractures

Revisions could yield substantive changes for screening in younger women, say editorialists

Jan 14, 2025
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Diabetes Med for Kidney Stones? Exercise and Heart Failure

Also in TTHealthWatch: catheter material for PICC lines

Jan 11, 2025
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Bone Mineral Density Deficits Prevalent Among Childhood Cancer Survivors

However, modifiable risk factors suggest there are targets for intervention

Jan 10, 2025
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High Levels of Radon Exposure: Risk Factor for Gestational Diabetes?

Significant link only seen in mothers-to-be who had ever smoked

Jan 10, 2025
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Top 10 Signs of Diabetes You Can See

Subtle indications of undiagnosed diabetes

Jan 09, 2025
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Doctor Targeted by Deepfake Ad Scam

Social media ad advised diabetes patients against taking metformin

Jan 07, 2025
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