Endocrinology
Conference Coverage
Treat-to-target strategy ‘not ready for primetime’ in osteoporosis
Debaters at a session of the recent virtual ASBMR 2020 annual meeting could have gone either way on this topic, but data and evidence are...
Conference Coverage
More dairy lowers risk of falls, fractures in frail elderly
Results from the first randomized trial to show a benefit of dairy food intake on risk of fractures leave it unclear whether it is better to get...
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Mega vitamin D harms bone in women, not men, without osteoporosis
Feature
More U.S. states cap insulin cost, but activists will ‘fight harder’
Drugmakers and health insurers have not legally challenged state laws capping out-of-pocket insulin costs; still, such attempts to make insulin...
News
FDA grants approval to weekly growth hormone for adults
Weekly formulation of somapacitan could improve patient compliance.
From the Journals
CagA-positive H. pylori patients at higher risk of osteoporosis, fracture
Study adds additional weight to previous findings regarding H. Pylori infection and bone fragility, particularly among CagA-positive...
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Obesity boosts risks in COVID-19 from diagnosis to death
Excess pounds are linked to excess infection, hospitalization, ICU admission, and mortality.
Conference Coverage
Gut bacteria linked to cardiovascular, other health conditions
“Microbiota and their metabolites ... could serve as potential therapeutic targets for the maintenance of health and prevention and treatment of...
Conference Coverage
DAPA-CKD: SGLT2 inhibitor benefit extends to chronic kidney disease without diabetes
DAPA-CKD showed that dapagliflozin helps patients with albuminuria and declining eGFR levels whether or not they have type 2 diabetes.
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EMPEROR-Reduced: Empagliflozin’s HFrEF benefit solidifies class effects
From the Journals
Atypical fractures with bisphosphonates highest in Asians, study confirms
The benefits of bisphosphonates in fracture reduction still far outweigh risks for atypical femur fractures, but the study shows a higher risk for...