Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
Conference Coverage
Prolactin, the pituitary, and pregnancy: Where’s the balance?
“The critical thing ... is to try to lower the prolactin.”
Conference Coverage
Empiric fluid restriction cuts transsphenoidal surgery readmissions
CHICAGO – One and a half liters a day is about right.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Antibiotic resistance leads to ‘nightmare’ bacteria
And Medicare formulary changes could be on the way.
Conference Coverage
Levothyroxine may increase mortality in older patients
CHICAGO – A thyroid drug may put patients at a higher risk for death.
Conference Coverage
When it comes to thyroid cancer follow-up, serum microRNA profiles have earned new respect
CHICAGO – Serum thyroglobulin is not the only sheriff in town for thyroid cancer follow-up.
Conference Coverage
Surgery indicates higher survival with adrenal cortical carcinoma
CHICAGO
From the Journals
Study: Natpara slightly boosts health-related QoL in hypoparathyroidism
The effect is small, and statistics don’t show a between-group effect vs. placebo, but an endocrinologist says she’s seen an impact.
From the Journals
PCOS may influence the diversity of the gut microbiome
PCOS has substantial impacts on the gut microbiome, such as decreasing species diversity.
From the Journals
Iodine deficiency linked to delay in pregnancy
“The significant delay in time to pregnancy in that group raises serious concerns,” wrote James L. Mills, MD, of the NICHD.
Conference Coverage
New and improved classifiers may sharpen thyroid nodule diagnosis
VICTORIA, B.C. – The tests could improve preoperative assessment, even in histologic subsets that pose diagnostic challenges.
From the Journals
Potential postthyroidectomy quality improvement metrics arise from study
An analysis of U.S. thyroidectomies suggests incidence of hypocalcemia and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury might serve as good quality...