Endocrinology

Researchers have found that worse clinical and economic outcomes appear to be associated with pregnant women who undergo thyroid and parathyroid surgery than women who are not pregnant.

Pundits, analysts, and other industry observers have been weighing in with their thoughts on what the President's proposals will call for, what effect they may have on the nation's healthcare system, their chances of being enacted, and how we're going to pay for it all.

Researchers have concluded that the majority of new diabetes cases among older adults could be prevented by living a modestly healthier lifestyle.

Thyroid cancer taken as an entity is less "aggressive" than many other types of cancer.

You may remember the story of Harvard Medical School grad and CIO of CareGroup John Halamka who was an huge advocate of using implantable radio-frequency identification chips to give patients the option of being a walking EMR. Halamka actually had one of these chips implanted in his arm in late 2004, and the PR frenzy began.

A study has found that �women with a history of hypothyroidism face a significantly higher risk of developing liver cancer.�

A new study published in the April 15 issue of JAMA shows that hypoglycemic episodes that are �severe enough to require hospitalization are associated with a greater risk of dementia for older adults with type 2 diabetes.�

Check out photos taken at last week's Health 2.0 Conference held in Boston.

We often wish for the highest level of sophistication for our patients, the Mercedes Benz of regimens. We do this even when studies pop up saying that old medications are just as good as new ones, but cost half as much.

Routine screening tests for coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes who have not had symptoms of angina or do not have a history of heart disease may be unnecessary.

This debate featured Don Kemper, CEO of Healthwise, and Matthew Holt, co-founder of Health 2.0, LLC, discussing information therapy and Health 2.0, and why they thought one was better than the other.

It's the patient's job to manage his or her care, while the doctor's job is to provide the necessary tools and treatment.

Personal health records, designed to help patients keep all of their medical records in one place and make it easier for doctors to access patient files, may actually lead to inaccurate information and, as a result, improper treatment, some doctors fear.

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that women with gum disease are at an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, regardless of whether they smoke or drink.

When I was in medical school one of my very first teachers shared with us one of his "pearls." He said, "Very often the history provided by the patient is all you need to make a diagnosis."

A new study published in Psychoneuroendocrinology found that the stress hormone cortisol, may be linked to some of the symptoms of Asperger Syndrome.

Much has been made of the American public's general lack of health literacy and the effect it has on patients' abilities to make informed health decisions.

A study has found that more years of fertility (time from first menstruation to menopause) translates to a lower risk for developing Parkinson's disease in women.

The accusation that Scott Reuben, MD, fabricated results in more than 20 papers published in peer-reviewed journals has been widely reported in the last three weeks.

What plagues me is a workload much higher than I anticipated with little economic return in comparison.

Diabetics suffering from atrial fibrillation are at an increased risk for other heart-related problems and death, according to a new study of 11,100 type II diabetes patients.

The hottest trend right now in mobile communications is location-based services on smartphones.

President Obama has signed a stimulus bill that calls for eventually punishing physicians who do not "meaningfully" use a "certified" EHR system.

Researchers have discovered that neurogenin3 is the gene crucial to inducing the production of insulin in the liver.

A key component of health literacy is the ability to understand statistics and concepts like "probability" and "risk."

A new study found that older adults with an impaired ability to tolerate and process glucose but are not considered diabetic are at an increased risk for heart disease.

The big endocrine meetings are coming up: American Diabetes Association in New Orleans, and ENDO Society in Washington, DC.

Changes in the ovaries of obese women with abnormally high fat levels may be the reason why these women take longer to become pregnant, according to a new study.

Isn’t it great when a scientific article, as opposed to some weird news story, gets under your skin and just won’t let go?

Estrogen receptors have been discovered in medulloblastoma, the highly malignant brain tumor most commonly found in children.