Dear PES Members, As a dual US and Canadian citizen, I admit that I find these times particularly sad and…
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Approval of generic glucagon for management of hypoglycemia Prepared by: Kristal Matlock, Preneet Cheema Brar, Molly Regelmann UpToDate as of: 1/20/2021 On December 28, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Setmelanotide Prepared by: Anshu Gupta, MD, MS and Brenda Kohn, MD Up-to-date as of December 14, 2020 On November 27, 2020, setmelanotide (IMCIVREE™; Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a melanocortin-4 (MC4) receptor…
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McCune-Albright syndrome (D.J. McCune, MD (1902-1976), Fuller Albright MD (1900-1969) Submitted by: Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D In 1936 McCune described a patient with disseminated osteitis fibrosa, skin pigmentation, precocious…
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Dear Colleagues, First of all, my sincere congratulations to our Van Wyk award winner, Dr. Dorothy Becker. The Awards and Honors Committee and the Board of Directors are delighted that…
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I am currently a 2nd year fellow in the UCSF pediatric endocrinology program. Most of my time currently is spent doing research, clinical work, and taking classes in the Advanced Training…
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Saxenda (Liraglutide) Approved for Adolescent Obesity Prepared by: Laura Page, MD and Shilpa Mehta, MD Up to date as of December 10, 2020 On December 4, 2020, the FDA approved…
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Jean H. Dussault, MD Working with our 10th president, Del Fisher, JH Dussault adapted a method for the determination of thyroxine by RIA to blood spots used for newborn PKU…
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Dear Colleagues, The PES elections are now over. Congratulations to Craig Alter and Tandy Aye for being elected to the positions of President Elect and Director of the PES. The…
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Hydrocortisone Granules (Alkindi Sprinkle) Prepared by: Takara Stanley, Seth Marks and Kyriakie Sarafoglou Up to date as of: November 4, 2020 On September 29, 2020, the United States Food and…
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Fuller Albright, MD (1900-1969), Albright’s hereditary osteodystrophy Albright described a syndrome in children characterized by short stature, short neck, obesity, subcutaneous calcifications, shortened metacarpals with hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia (Endocrinology 1942;…
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