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• Does Ozempic Cause Hair Loss? Dermatologists and endocrinologists consider claims that new weight loss medications cause hair loss. They opine that hair loss is unlikely and is actually more common with bariatric surgery.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 25, 2023
• Celebrity Death Finally Solved -- With Locks of Hair   New techniques and old locks of hair allow researchers to get a little closer to solving an enduring medical mystery: What killed Ludwig van Beethoven?
  Medscape, March 22, 2023
• Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes: New Insights   Dr JoAnn Manson discusses findings of a meta-analysis that looked at the possible role of vitamin D in the prevention of type 2 diabetes in patients with prediabetes.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, February 15, 2023
• Medullary Thyroid Cancer Management: 5 Things to Know Our experts highlight key aspects in the diagnosis and treatment of this rare disease.
  Medscape Oncology, January 12, 2023
• Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Obesity or Vice Versa? Vitamin D deficiency has been cited as a possible cause of obesity. Dr Caroline Apovian talks about vitamin D and whether it has a role in obesity development.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 27, 2022
• The Surprising Failure of Vitamin D in Deficient Kids   Another vitamin D supplementation trial fails to impress, this time in kids with low levels. F. Perry Wilson argues that a new approach might be needed.
  Medscape, November 29, 2022
• Vitamin D: Recent Findings and Implications   Dr JoAnn Manson highlights recent research indicating that vitamin D isn't the cure-all that people hoped it would be.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, October 12, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ASBMR 2022
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 08, 2022
• Harry Potter's World Similar to the Magic of Endocrinology Endocrinologists can't resist diagnosing patients, even after the clinical work is done. Dr Jessica Lilley offers her opinion on the potential conditions of characters from Harry Potter.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 22, 2022
• Environmental Health Is Going to Get Very Personal Sometimes it seems that not much can be done to protect the environment, but there are steps we can take to lessen the impact on our personal health and protect that of our patients.
  Endocrine Society, May 19, 2022
• Why Is Vitamin D Hype So Impervious to Evidence? Low levels of vitamin D are linked to myriad health conditions, but supplements have never delivered in a randomized trial. Why aren't clinicians and patients persuaded by the data, asks John Mandrola, MD.
  Medscape, February 17, 2022
• Vitamin D Supplements Cut Risk for Autoimmune Disease   The VITAL study assessed the effects of vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acid supplements on autoimmune disease incidence.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, February 16, 2022
• Jan 14 2022 This Week in Cardiology   Xeno-transplantation, weight loss drugs, DOAC coverage, vitamin D, LAAC and frailty, and recalled LVADs are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 14, 2022
• Does Vitamin D Have a Role in Cancer, CVD, and COVID?   Drs Pam Taub, JoAnn Manson, and Michael Holick discuss vitamin D and the importance of maintaining sufficient levels for overall health.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , December 01, 2021
• Should Clinicians Recommend Vitamin D for Psychiatric Patients During COVID-19? Guidance on vitamin D supplementation in the setting of mental illness and COVID-19.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2021
• ASBMR 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ASBMR 2021
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 04, 2021
• The Vitamin D–COVID Question: Is the Answer in Our Genes?   A Mendelian randomization study attempts to answer the question of whether there is a causal link between vitamin D levels and COVID-19 incidence or severity. Dr F. Perry Wilson breaks down the study.
  Medscape, June 02, 2021
• Vitamin Supplements: Any Role for Heart Disease or Cancer?   Dr JoAnn Manson discusses the meaning of the USPSTF's draft statement on use of dietary supplements to prevent these chronic conditions.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, June 02, 2021
• Apr 16 2021 This Week in Cardiology   COVID-19 vaccine-related clotting, vitamin D, anticoagulation strategies before PCI, and a good intervention at end of life are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 16, 2021
• When to Start Solids: Best Practices in Infant Nutrition   The Cribsiders share favorite pearls about infant nutrition.
  The Cribsiders, March 05, 2021