Hormone Happenings

Tinkering With Levothyroxine: Does It Make a Difference? Most physicians will carefully titrate levothyroxine to help their patients with hypothyroidism reach the TSH value at which they feel their best. But does it actually make a difference?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 2018
Hypoglycemia, 25 Years After DCCT A new European consortium aims to help clinicians understand the underlying mechanisms and predictors of hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2018
Formulary Snafus In an era of competing formularies and demands for preauthorization, taking a prescription to the pharmacy is often the beginning of a frustrating misadventure for patients and physicians alike.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2018
Sometimes Doctors Need to Be Nudged A good electronic record system can help doctors remember to do what they wanted to do anyway.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 2018
ENDO 2018: What to Expect It's a meeting where nobodies rub elbows with somebodies, camaraderie is created, and the quantity of ideas proves that endocrinologists are 'pretty worthy people,' says Dr Richard Plotzker.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2018
Defending the Cornerstones of Endocrinology The government's recent 'ban' on seven science words prompted endocrinologist Richard Plotzker to reflect on their significance in medicine and especially in the field of endocrinology.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 2018
Insulin Access: A Casualty of Modern Medicine? Patients used to be able to obtain their insulin easily and cheaply. But the system of modern medicine is getting in the way, and many patients are stuck (pun intended).
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2017
The Data Show What I Expected... In the absence of definitive clinical guidance, confirmation bias may guide decision making.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2017
Derailing the 'Inevitable' Onset of Diabetes The risk of developing diabetes may be determined decades in advance, inviting opportunities to intervene and prevent the disease.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2017
Hypercorrect Is a Variant of Wrong We are taught that good doctors are thorough, but is it possible to be too thorough?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2017
MOC Scavenger Hunt: Worth the Effort? Maintenance of certification may not be easy, but the gains in understanding are well worth the effort.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2016
New Diabetes Diagnosis, or Neglected Opportunity? A physician urges us to pay attention to hyperglycemia and prevent progression before the manifestation of clinical diabetes.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2016
Choosing Commercial or Compounded Medicines Are commercially available medicines really good enough for our patients' needs? To what extent do compounded medicines have a place in our therapeutic armamentarium?
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2016
Following in My Footsteps: A Dad Reflects on His MD Kids For Father's Day, a physician reflects on what it's like to have raised two future physicians.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2016
Soda Taxes and Chronic Disease What we eat today affects our health 10, 20, 30 years from now, but it's hard to get people to make that association, muses Dr Richard Plotzker.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2016
Metformin: New Perspectives An experienced diabetologist reflects on what we know and still don't know about this common drug used to manage type 2 diabetes.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 2016
Anticipating ENDO An endocrinologist shares his reasons for attending the largest gathering of US endocrinologists each year.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2016
Hospitalized T2DM Patients: A Missed Opportunity? A hospitalization may be the best chance to address glycemic management when a patient with type 2 diabetes is hospitalized for other problems.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2015
Weight-Loss Drugs: Risks vs Benefits The arrival of new weight-loss drugs will pose some difficult decisions for prescribers.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 2015
The Endocrinologist's Role on the Psych Floor Providing medical care to patients on the hospital's psychiatry unit offers lessons that extend beyond that floor.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2014

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