Society in the News - 2021

Here is a sampling of 2021 media coverage of the Endocrine Society, its journals, and our Patient Engagement activities:

• Transgender Women Have Increase in T2DM Versus Cisgender Females | HealthDay, December 3, 2021
• Prescribe More Obesity Meds, Say Docs, as New Agents on Horizon | Medscape, October 13, 2021
• ‘Green’ Mediterranean Diet May Promote Weight Loss, Protect Against Diabetes | Healthline, October 26, 2021
• Being Over 40 With T1DM Ups Risk for COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations | HealthDay, October 8, 2021
• Are Reproductive Trends, Stress Hormones, and Population Density Linked? | Endocrinology Advisor, September 28, 2021
• Common Hormone Disorder in Women Costs U.S. $8 Billion a Year | U.S. News & World Report, September 23, 2021
• PFAS 'forever chemicals' may affect ability to breastfeed, study finds | UPI, September 16, 2021
• Study Finds Common Antacids May Help People with Diabetes| Healthline, June 25, 2021
• 2 Servings of Fruit a Day Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Study Suggests | Everyday Health, June 7, 2021
• Plant-based dinners cut heart disease risk by 10%, study says| Fox News, May 27, 2021 
• Lab rats are overwhelmingly male, and that's a problem | CNN, May 14, 2021
• What are Puberty Blockers? | The New York Times, May 11, 2021
• Pregnant women who are exposed to chemicals in nail polish, shampoo, and toys may have a higher postpartum depression risk | INSIDER, April 1, 2021
• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later | U.S. News & World Report, March 24, 2021
• Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy | HealthDay, March 24, 2021
• A Condition Thought Only to Affect Women May Cause Male-Pattern Baldness | Inverse, March 24, 2021
• High blood sugar may worsen outcomes for hospitalized COVID patients, study finds | McClatchy DC, March 23, 2021
• Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids | WebMD, March 23, 2021
• The Big Number: Eating breakfast before 8:30 a.m. may reduce diabetes risk | The Washington Post, March 22, 2021 
• Weight Gain Around Menopause Is Linked to Lack of Sleep | Everyday Health, March 22, 2021
• Study: Weekly insulin controls Type 2 diabetes patients’ blood sugar | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 22, 2021
• Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19 | U.S. News & World Report, March 22, 2021
• Study: Common Type 2 diabetes meds don't raise breast cancer risk | United Press International, March 22, 2021
• Combo Thyroid Hormones as Good as Levothyroxine for Hypothyroidism | Medscape, March 22, 2021
• 1 in 3 Older Thyroid Patients Takes a Med That Can Interfere With Tests | HealthDay, March 18, 2021 
• ASRM Today: An interview with Dr. Carol Lange, Editor in Chief of Endocrinology, the Flagship Basic Science Journal of the Endocrine Society | ASRM Today, March 11, 2021
• Bodybuilding steroids linked to long-term testicular damage, study finds | CNN, March 9, 2021
• Markers of Puberty Differ in Girls With More Body Fat | HealthDay, February 26, 2021
• Diabetes Complications May Vary Considerably by Race and Ethnicity | Endocrinology Advisor, February 23, 2021
• What Are Sperm Telling Us? | The New York Times, February 20, 2021
• Large Study Finds Trans Men on Testosterone at Risk for Blood Clots | Medscape, February 19, 2021
• Metformin for Diabetes Has No Effect on COVID-19 Infection, Death | Medscape, February 17, 2021
• Chinese Adults More Susceptible to Obesity-Related Health Complications than Other Ethnic Groups | Endocrinology Network, February 11, 2021
• Assess social determinants of health to limit disparities for people with diabetes | Endocrine Today, February 1, 2021
• Endocrine groups: Evidence-based policies needed to support transgender health care access | Endocrine Today, January 28, 2021
• DKA Common in Blacks With T1DM and Confirmed COVID-19 | HealthDay, January 13, 2021
• Endocrine Society outlines policy options to expand insulin access | Endocrine Today, January 12, 2021