Dear Colleagues, Welcome to my PES monthly President’s Newsletters! I want to begin by expressing my heartfelt gratitude to Dr.…
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Dear Colleagues, My best wishes to all for a very Happy New Year. We are now at the end of a tumultuous month, and I hope we can settle in…
Obituary for Dr. Tom Foley, MD We are writing to share the sad news that Dr. Tom Foley passed away Sunday in State College at the age of 83. Many…
Obituary for Dr. Raphael David (Ralph) January 17, 1926-January 17. 2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Raphael David on January 17, 2021. Dr.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…