Hormone Happenings

Concluding the Series In his final column for Medscape Endocrinology, Dr Richard Plotzker takes a look back at the past 10 years in endocrinology practice.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 13, 2023
Bacterial Infections and the Link to PCOS Dr Plotzker discusses intriguing studies examining the link between bacterial infections and PCOS.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 20, 2022
Landmark Study Assesses Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes Few data have been available for analyzing the best treatments in type 2 diabetes. Dr Plotzker discusses a landmark study that assesses available options to inform clinicians' choices.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 08, 2022
Satisfaction Guaranteed — the Right Way A Japanese study analyzed the patient-assessed performance of their doctors' diabetes management.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 07, 2022
Long COVID and the Endocrine System Long COVID gets an official name, but we're still defining the syndrome, including the endocrine sequelae.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 13, 2022
A1c, Blood Pressure Fluctuations Predict Fracture Risk Dr Plotzker reviews new studies linking glycemic control and blood pressure variations to fractures in older populations.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 18, 2022
What Insight Does Big Data Offer Into Adrenal Insufficiency? Large, searchable clinical databases allow us to track outcomes in greater numbers of patients with adrenal insufficiency, but not without a few glitches, notes Dr Plotzker.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 08, 2022
What Role Does Loneliness Play in Diabetes Risk? Can loneliness lead to chronic physical ailments? Dr Richard Plotzker reviews the literature and discusses adverse outcomes related to social isolation.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 10, 2022
Diabetes Care Challenges Are Similar Around the Globe Despite widely divergent systems, a Chinese study reveals the universality of certain challenges in diabetes care.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 15, 2022
Racial Inequities in Offering New Technologies for Diabetes Dr Plotzker discusses inequities in prescribing advanced technology for patients with diabetes, noting that Black patients are least likely to have access and use these devices.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 19, 2022
Can a Thyroid Hormone Medication Lift Depression and Dementia? Is the commonly prescribed levothyroxine a "poor man's option" for treating cognitive decline and low mood?
Experts And Viewpoints, December 16, 2021
Old Hands Help Nurture Next Generation of Endocrinologists To the upcoming generation: Senior endocrinologists have your backs with the Endocrine Society's In-Training Exam. Score 75% on that exam, and you have a 97% chance of passing the ABIM exam.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 26, 2021
Universal Care Algorithms May Not Work for Everyone Two recent studies illustrate how population diversity can defy the universal approach to diabetes screening and follow-up care
Experts And Viewpoints, August 27, 2021
Unhealthy Drinking May Worsen After Weight Loss Surgery Patients undergoing bariatric surgery may feel that they've been given a second chance at life. But research shows that unhealthy behaviors can persist, and even get worse, after surgery.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 20, 2021
Cognitive Function in Diabetes: How to Protect Our Patients Protecting cognitive function, or reversing cognitive decline, in aging patients with diabetes has many uncertainties, but recent studies give important clues on what we can do.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 10, 2021
Are We Shortchanging Patients With Obesity? Recent studies suggest that patients are capable of greater weight loss than doctors might be giving them credit for. We can help more people benefit than we currently do, says Dr Richard Plotzker.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 05, 2020
Endos vs YouTube: Whom Do Your Patients Trust? There is a jumble of misinformation available online, says Dr Plotzker, and in these times when people are on their screens more than ever, perhaps doctors should be asking what patients are watching.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 26, 2020
Hope in the Time of COVID: Reflections on the Pandemic's Aftermath What can we expect in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic? Healthcare workers have lost family, colleagues, and jobs. But perhaps there is a silver lining to all of this after all, says Dr Plotzker.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 14, 2020
Erectile Dysfunction: Small Symptoms, Big Consequences Erectile dysfunction -- as determined by symptoms, not labs -- may be linked to increased mortality. What does this mean for treatment?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 16, 2020
These Patients 'Ennoble' Us as Physicians Homeless patients with diabetes are among the most challenging to manage, but they may give struggling physicians a glimpse of the type of doctor they had hoped to become.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 20, 2020

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