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Investigational Once-Monthly Injectable Boosts Response Rate in Acromegaly

โ€” Octreotide subcutaneous depot also improved treatment satisfaction, quality of life

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Two Tests Better Than One for Detecting Anal Cancer in People With HIV

Combination testing also tied to fewer referrals for further diagnostics

Jul 23, 2024
Early-Stage GLP-1 Win in Obesity; An Argument for BMI's Value; Insulin Supply Issues

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Jul 23, 2024
People Without Diabetes Make Up Growing Share of GLP-1 Users

Approximately one-fourth of new users in 2023 did not have type 2 diabetes

Jul 22, 2024
Sleep Apnea May Accelerate Diabetic Retinopathy

Higher rates of progression, interventions, systemic events versus retinopathy without apnea

Jul 21, 2024
People Without Diabetes Make Up Growing Share of GLP-1 Users

Approximately one-fourth of new users in 2023 did not have type 2 diabetes

Sleep Apnea May Accelerate Diabetic Retinopathy

Higher rates of progression, interventions, systemic events versus retinopathy without apnea

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

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What's the Cause of Neck Swelling, Fever in Young Woman?

Diagnosis of this rare disease is often a challenge

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Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID

Jul 20, 2024
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Top Other Diabetes Medications for Eye Safety

Significantly lower risk of diabetic macular edema, proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Jul 20, 2024
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Trans People on Hormone Therapy Don't Mind Potential Cardiovascular Side Effects

Many have already weighed the risks against their improved well-being

Jul 19, 2024
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Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination

"We're going to get to the bottom of it"

Jul 19, 2024
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Few Stick With Ozempic; Pfizer Making Daily GLP-1; Once-Weekly Insulin Turned Down

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Jul 16, 2024
Endo Break over a computer rendering of a man with illustrated body organs.
Opinion
We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing

Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation

Jul 16, 2024
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Healthcare a Minor Player in Monday Night's GOP Convention Proceedings

But transgender issues, abortion, and COVID all made an appearance

Jul 16, 2024
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Pemafibrate Takes a Small Step Forward in Diabetic Foot Ulcers After CVD Flop

Signal of reduced ischemic ulceration, gangrene in PROMINENT

Jul 15, 2024
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Newborn Screening Downgrades Prevalence of SMA

The first spinal muscular atrophy prevalence data based on screening came in lower than expected

Jul 15, 2024
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COVID May Affect Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, and Not in a Good Way

Clinical disease incidence jumped after infection

Jul 15, 2024
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Opinion
Shedding Criticisms: The Real Weight of Misunderstanding Obesity

Stigma and misconceptions create barriers to medication uptake

Jul 14, 2024
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Do People Buy Into Hospital-at-Home Care?; Nicotine Pouch Use

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing kidney transplant rejection

Jul 13, 2024
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
Faster Hormonal Control With Personalized Acromegaly Treatment Approach

Traditional trial-and-error method won't be viable in the near future, researcher says

Jul 09, 2024
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New Investigational Fertility Pill; Biden Wants Lower GLP-1 Prices; BVO to Be Banned

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Jul 09, 2024
Endo Break over a computer rendering of a man with illustrated body organs.
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