Dear PES Members, As a dual US and Canadian citizen, I admit that I find these times particularly sad and…
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Historical Tidbit: Early evidence of psychosocial effects on growth -Frederick II (13th century Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Italy and Germany) Submitted by Alan D. Rogol,…
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New Meds and Tech from PES Drugs and Therapeutics committee In June 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental indication for Qsymia (phentermine and topiramate extended-release capsules)…
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New Meds and Tech from PES Drugs and Therapeutics committee The FreeStyle Libre 3 is the third generation of Abbot Laboratories’ continuous glucose monitoring system intended for day-to-day glucose monitoring…
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New Meds and Tech from PES Drugs and Therapeutics committee The Omnipod 5 (Insulet Inc) is a hybrid closed-loop system approved by the FDA on January 28, 2022 for use…
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Dear PES Members: As August comes to a close, many of you have children beginning a new school year. It’s a new slate, with a year of new possibilities and…
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Historical Tidbit: A cautionary genetics tidbit Submitted by Walter L. Miller, MD Whole exome sequencing (WES) aims to determine the sequence of all protein-coding segments (‘exons’) in genomic DNA. As…
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New Meds and Tech from PES Drugs and Therapeutics committee PES Drug Alert – GnRH agonists On July 1, 2022 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that a warning…
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Hello everyone and hoping you are surviving these high temperature records. Our Canadian family members perhaps are enjoying the ambient temperatures of 75 degrees F (24 C) while it is…
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History Tidbit: The adjustable micropipette Submitted by Walter Miller In our youth, many of us used glass pipettes to make buffers and other solutions. Following the introduction of the adjustable…
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Kara Beliard, MD I am a 3rd-year Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow at the Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai, NYC. My time is shared between patient care and basic science research.…
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