Endocrinology
Conference Coverage
Adolescents still struggling mentally years after bariatric surgery
Key clinical point: A substantial number of adolescents report poor mental health 2 years after bariatric surgery. Major finding: One in five...
Conference Coverage
Cysteamine bitartrate provides no histologic improvement in children with NAFLD
One year of treatment with delayed-release cysteamine bitartrate was safe and associated with substantial and rapid improvements in liver enzymes...
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Survivors of childhood cancers at increased risk for autoimmune diseases
Key clinical point: Survivors of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, and renal tumors, had a significantly increased risk of...
Conference Coverage
AAP: Screen for lipids with nonfasting total cholesterol and HDL
Recommendations for universal lipid screening between 9 and 11 years and again between ages 17 and 21 – and selective screening of children with...
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Pediatricians encouraged to more actively mitigate food insecurity
A new American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement encourages physicians to screen patients for food insecurity.
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Children with metabolic syndrome at higher risk for diabetes
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Severity of obesity matters in pediatric population
Children and adolescents with more severe obesity show a higher prevalence of cardiometabolic abnormalities than those with less severe obesity,...
Child Psychiatry Consult
Metabolic monitoring of antipsychotic meds
Dr. Robert R. Althoff discusses how the prescription and monitoring of antipsychotic medication often falls to the primary care clinician.
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ADA proposes new standards for students with diabetes
Every student with diabetes should have an individualized Diabetes Medical Management Plan that sets out the specifics of that student’s needs...
Conference Coverage
Evidence links common endocrine-disrupting chemicals to obesity, diabetes, reproductive disorders
So-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals have become so common, according to the Washington-based Endocrine Society, that nearly every human alive...
News
Metformin associated with small height gain in children
Metformin was associated with a small height increase among children in a meta-analysis.