PES News & Announcements

On January 18, 2018, the Trump administration announced it would be creating a “Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom” at the Department of Health and Human Services. This new office…

The Special Diabetes Program (SDP) supports research to prevent, treat, and cure type 1 diabetes and its complications and type 2 diabetes treatment and prevention strategies for American Indian and…

Media Release: Updated Information About Safety Events after Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist Therapy. 3/21/17 Dear Colleagues, On 2/2/17, Kaiser Health News published an article raising concerns about potential long-term side…

We are pleased to note that with unanimous approval of our Board of Directors, PES (in addition to other professional societies and academic centers in the U.S.) signed on to…

The House and Senate have been negotiating a large, bipartisan mental health package over much of the past year. The most recent draft of this package in the House (H.R.…

The most recent version of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (S.2943) has the potential to eliminate certain health care providers from the Military Health System. This includes Pediatricians,…

Click here to view the final coalition letter signed by 70 medical, public health, and patient organizations endorsing the Ensuring Children’s Access to Specialty Care Act (H.R. 1859/S. 2782).

On June 9, the PES SIG on Transgender Health sent a letter in support of the U.S. Department of Education guidance on the rights of transgender students, to the governors…

Henry Rodriguez, Chair of the Public Policy Council and the Council’s liaison to the Diabetes Advocacy Alliance (DAA), had the honor of presenting Congressman Ed Whitfield with the Lifetime Achievement…

In case you missed today’s “CBS This Morning“, our very own Stephen Rosenthal was interviewed for his expertise on transgender youth. He was honored to be able to say a…