April 10, 2019
Article
In very young children with type 1 diabetes, even a single episode of moderate/severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can potentially have long-term effects on cognitive abilities and brain growth, a study shows.
April 03, 2019
Article
At ENDO 2019, two experts offered differing perspectives on optimal A1C targets. Blood sugar levels, one doctor said, should fall under 7 percent. Another physician argued for 7-8 percent. Learn more about the debate in this article.
April 03, 2019
Article
Primary care providers, endocrinologists and obstetricians have been challenged with the question of whether to screen all pregnant women for thyroid disease. The debate springs primarily from unknown clinical implications of subclinical thyroid disease during pregnancy. This issue was addressed at ENDO 2019.
April 03, 2019
Article
The American Thyroid Association guidelines recommend repeat fine-needle aspiration, molecular testing or diagnostic surgical resection if thyroid nodule size increases significantly, but a new study shows there is little evidence that significant tumor growth is a predictor of malignancy, especially in architectural atypia of undetermined significance (AUS-A) cases.
March 26, 2019
Article
The hemoglobin A1C test underestimates the prevalence of diabetes in patients, shows new research presented at ENDO 2019.
March 26, 2019
Article
The hormone oxytocin shows promise as a possible new treatment for obesity, according to research presented on Monday at ENDO 2019.