Endocrine News Podcast

In this episode, we talk about an exciting experimental treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes called islet cell transplantation. Host Aaron Lohr talks with David Baidal, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. This episode is made possible through an unrestricted, educational grant from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Show notes are available at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast/enp61-islet-cell-transplantation-for-diabetes — for more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

We know how helpful continuous glucose monitors are for individuals with diabetes, but might they be of benefit to individuals with prediabetes? Today host Aaron Lohr will talk with Hisham Farhan, MD, an endocrinology fellow at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Farhan and colleagues made an oral presentation at ENDO 2022 titled, “Impact of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) on Lifestyle Modifications in Individuals with Prediabetes.” Show notes are available at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast/enp60-cgm-and-prediabetes — for more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

Fructose is sweeter than glucose and is often added to processed foods as a sweetener, commonly in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. Some studies suggest that fructose consumption may be associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and some new research, recently presented at ENDO, addresses this issue. Host Aaron Lohr talks with one of the authors of this research, Theodore Friedman, MD, PhD, chairman of internal medicine at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science and professor of medicine at University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Friedman and colleagues’ oral presentation at ENDO 2022 is titled, “Fructose Consumption in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in U.S. Adult Population of NHANES 17-18” (NHANES being a national health and nutrition examination survey). For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

Today we shine a spotlight on a fascinating area of focus within endocrinology that maybe you haven't heard much about: oncoendocrinology. What is it, and how are health providers working together to care for patients who have endocrine conditions and cancer? Host Aaron Lohr talks with Afreen I. Shariff, MD, an endocrinologist at Duke University School of Medicine with expertise in endocrine disease in cancer patients. Dr. Shariff is the founding director of the Duke Endocrine-Oncology Program and an associate director for the Cancer Treatment Toxicity Program at the Duke Center for Cancer Immunotherapy. She also chairs the oncoendocrinology special interest group with the Endocrine Society, and she is a host of the podcast “Checkpoint NOW.” For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

We know that exercise is good for us, but for athletes who run, how might that level of running impact their bones? Host Aaron Lohr talks about new research on this topic presented at ENDO 2022 with one of the study’s presenters, Melanie Schorr Haines, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Haines and colleagues’ presentation at ENDO 2022 is titled, “Male Runners Have Impaired Tibial Cortical Bone Integrity and Strength Compared to Non-athletes.”For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

In this episode, Aaron talks with Jennifer Dias from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai about gestational diabetes, its association with postpartum depressive symptoms (“maternity blues”), and a predictor that may help prevent gestational diabetes from developing into type 2 diabetes. Ms. Dias, an MD candidate, presented research at ENDO 2022 titled, “Predictors of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in Women with Recent GDM.” For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

In this episode, we talk about a potential marker to help identify youth with type 1 diabetes, islet autoimmunity, and insulin deficiency. This new research was presented at ENDO 2022, and the abstract is titled, “Elevated Serum IgA at Onset of Type 1 Diabetes in Children.” Host Aaron Lohr speaks with one of the authors, Amruta Thakkar, MD, of Texas Children’s Hospital and the Baylor College of Medicine. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

We all know how important diet and exercise are to weight loss and maintenance, but what about anti-obesity medications? How efficient are they? Host Aaron Lohr speaks with Michael Weintraub, MD, clinical fellow in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Weintraub and colleagues presented in an oral session during the Endocrine Society's annual meeting. The abstract is titled “Long-term Weight Loss Maintenance with Obesity Pharmacotherapy: a 5-Year Retrospective Study.” For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

Host Aaron Lohr returns to in-person interviews, starting with the Endocrine Society's 2022 annual meeting in Atlanta. Here he talks about the effects of SARS-COV2 on ovulation with someone we have been talking with since the beginning: Jerilynn C. Prior, MD, professor of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Dr. Prior and colleagues presented in an oral session during the annual meeting. The abstract is titled “Epidemic of Subclinical Ovulatory Disturbances During SARS-COV2 Pandemic—an Experiment of Nature.” For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

Host Aaron Lohr talks about incretins and type 2 diabetes management with Zhenqi Liu, MD, chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. This episode is certified for up to 0.5 American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award (AMA PRA) Category 1 credits and American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification (ABIM MOC) points. Browse to https://bit.ly/3uEqWto for more information and the certification course. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

In recent years, much attention has been paid to the amount of Bisphenol A, or BPA, an endocrine-disrupting chemical, found in plastic products. But are the standards we have in place enough? Host Aaron Lohr talks with Heather Patisaul, PhD, of North Carolina State University. An Endocrine Society member, Dr. Patisaul is an expert on BPA whose research contributed to findings from a coalition that the Society participated in. This coalition of physicians, scientists, and public health and environmental organizations has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set stricter BPA limits in plastic food containers, among other products. This followed recent, stricter changes in European Union standards for BPA exposure. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

For our 50th episode since launching in 2018, host Aaron Lohr takes a look at drone and robotic technology being used for medicine delivery and patient education. He speaks with Derek O’Keeffe, MD, PhD, of the National University of Ireland, Galway, who has been at the forefront of this development in patient care. Dr. O’Keeffe will present on Tuesday, November 9, at the Endocrine Society's upcoming half-day-long, educational event, “Insulin 2121: The Next 100 Years of Discoveries,” which you can register for at https://www.endocrine.org/insulin100 . This episode is sponsored by an unrestricted, educational grant from Lilly USA LLC. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

Host Aaron Lohr talks about cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes with Jonathan Purnell, MD, from Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Purnell chaired the Endocrine Society's recent educational series, “Current and Future State of Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes,” which is available through December 2021. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

We explore type 1 diabetes, everything from diagnosis to treatment strategies, hypoglycemia, technology, and teleheath. Host Aaron Lohr talks with Irl Hirsch, MD, from the University of Washington, and Davida Kruger, NP, from the Henry Ford Health System. They co-chair the Endocrine Society's 8th Annual Endocrine Fellows Type 1 Diabetes Care and Management Program. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

Host Aaron Lohr talks about obesity, infertility, and a lifestyle intervention program, Fit for Fertility, presented during the Endocrine Society's annual meeting ENDO 2021 by researchers from the University of Sherbrooke in Canada. Here he speaks with the first author of the presentation, Matea Belan, PhD. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

Host Aaron Lohr talks about vitamin D insufficiency and COVID-19 with Laurel Mohrmann, MD, and Sweta Chekuri, MD, both from Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. Drs. Mohrmann and Chekuri participated on a team that presented in March on vitamin D insufficiency at ENDO 2021. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

Host Aaron Lohr talks about thyroiditis and COVID-19 with Ilaria Muller, MD, PhD, from the University of Milan. Dr. Muller presented her research in March at ENDO 2021: “Early Follow-up of Atypical Thyroiditis Induced by SARS-CoV-2.” For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

A new study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism shows the relationship between abnormal sodium levels and greater risk of respiratory failure and death in patients with COVID-19. Host Aaron Lohr speaks with two of the authors, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, MD, PhD, from University College London Medical School and Julian Waung, PhD, from the Whittington Health NHS Trust in London. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

The pandemic has changed the world of medical and science conferences, including the Endocrine Society's annual meeting, ENDO 2021, which will be an all-virtual event. Host Aaron Lohr talks with Felix Beuschlein, a professor at University Hospital Zurich and chair of the Society's annual meeting steering committee, about what to expect. ENDO 2021 will be held on March 20-23. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Today we celebrate 100 years since the discovery of insulin. We talk with Elizabeth A. Stephens, MD, an endocrinologist with the Providence Medical Group in Portland, Ore., about the importance of this landmark discovery, how it shaped our understanding and treatment of diabetes, and how it sets the stage for the exciting breakthroughs of tomorrow. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We look at sugars and appetite with Kathleen Page, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Page is the corresponding author of a new article published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, “Appetite-Regulating Hormones Are Reduced After Oral Sucrose vs Glucose: Influence of Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Sex.” For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Host Aaron Lohr talks about time in range, hypoglycemia, and continuous glucose monitoring with Steven Edelman, MD, and Jeremy Pettus, MD, from the University of California, San Diego, and Rayhan Lal, MD, of Stanford University. Once you finish listening, take a survey, and you will receive a fashionable pancreas pin. The survey and all other links can be found at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast. This episode is sponsored by an unrestricted, educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Abbott Diabetes Care, and Medtronic.

Hear host Aaron Lohr's talk with Donna Ryan from Pennington Biomedical about the latest developments in obesity treatment. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Host Aaron Lohr talks about hypoglycemia with Elizabeth Seaquist, MD, from the University of Minnesota, and Cecilia Low Wang, MD, from the University of Colorado Hospital. Drs. Seaquist and Low Wang are the faculty of the ENDO Online 2020 session titled “Severe Hypoglycemia: The Frequently Forgotten Threat.” Once you have listened to the episode, let us know what you think about it by taking a survey, the link to which you can find on our website, https://www.endocrine.org/podcast (click on the episode link). Fill out the survey, and we will send you an insulin pin. This podcast is supported by an unrestricted, educational grant from Lilly.

We continue in our four-part micro-series on endocrine in the time of COVID. Aaron talks more with Joshua Joseph, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Joseph talks about disparities in research funding and the need for mentoring for young researchers, changes in policymaking that helps poor and BIPOC communities, and more engagement by endocrinologists both in the pandemic and in the treatment of all communities. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We continue in our four-part micro-series on endocrine in the time of COVID. Here Aaron talks about the health disparities we see in the pandemic, especially those affecting African-American patients, with Joshua Joseph, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We continue in our four-part micro-series on endocrine in the time of COVID. Aaron talks some more with Kathleen Dungan, MD, associate professor of medicine at the Ohio State University Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, about continuous glucose monitoring, training for caregivers and nurses, and telehealth. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We begin the first in a four-part micro-series on endocrine in the time of COVID. Here Aaron talks with Kathleen Dungan, MD, associate professor of medicine at the Ohio State University Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, about what we know right now about the effects of COVID-19 on the patient with diabetes. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Aaron talks about thyroid and pregnancy with Elizabeth Pearce, professor of medicine at Boston University Medical Center and president of the American Thyroid Association. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

The Endocrine Society’s chief professional and clinical affairs officer, Robert Lash, MD, talks with Griffin Rodgers, MD, director of the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and William Cefalu, MD, director of NIDDK’s Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease. They talk about the institute’s mission, the months since Dr. Cefalu took over the division, and their interactions with professional organizations like the Endocrine Society. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We hear from Christopher Mulla, MD, from the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, about his research about the closed loop glucagon pump as a strategy for post-bariatric hypoglycemia. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Aaron welcomes back Maria Fleseriu, MD, from Oregon Health and Science University, this time to talk about the latest in acromegaly research and treatment. He also speaks with Marvin Avila, an acromegaly patient living in the Washington, DC, metro area. Endocrine Society members, for a chance to win a pituitary pin, please complete a survey at https://education.endocrine.org/acromegalypodcast (login required). This episode is supported by Pfizer through an unrestricted, educational grant. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Aaron talks about finding your path after your postdoc with W. Lee Kraus, PhD, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Nicola Partridge, PhD, from New York University College of Dentistry. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Caitlin talks with author and researcher Nayara Aquino, PhD, from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, about her research on neuroendocrine control of the female reproductive system. Her paper, published in Endocrinology in June 2017, was selected for the Endocrine Society’s Women in Endocrinology Thematic Issue. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Aaron talks about treating Cushing's disease with Maria Fleseriu, MD, professor of medicine and neurological surgery at Oregon Health and Science University. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We talk about the sometimes conflicting perspectives in the treatment of menopausal symptoms with Cynthia Stuenkel, M.D., clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Aaron speaks with Manasi Das, PhD, of the University of California San Diego. At ENDO 2019 in New Orleans, Dr. Das presented research on post-menopausal obesity, suggesting that time restricted feeding can delay breast cancer in a mouse model. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

A year after we interviewed her at ENDO 2018, we talk again with Stephanie Page, MD, PhD, from University of Washington, about her continuing research on a prototype male pill. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Caitlin talks about the European Union’s recent resolution on endocrine-disrupting chemicals. She is joined by Rémy Slama, PhD, an environmental epidemiologist and senior investigator at INSERM, France’s National Institute of Health and Medical Research, and Barbara Demeneix, PhD, professor in the Comparative Physiology Laboratory within the Natural History Museum in Paris. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Caitlin and Aaron talk with Kyle McNerney, MD, from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. At ENDO 2019, Dr. McNerney presented a study to determine the connection between vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy and insulin resistance in children. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Getting published can be a challenging journey. In this episode, Caitlin and Aaron talk with Andrea Gore, Ph.D., from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Gore has published more than 150 articles and is a past Editor-in-Chief of the journal Endocrinology. Here she talks about what makes for a well-written scientific paper and about the peer review process: what to expect and how to understand the feedback from editors. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We look into promising findings from clinical trials regarding Burosumab, a human monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia. With us are Erik Imel, MD from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Suzanne Marie Jan De Beur, MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Aaron talks with Deborah Kurrasch, PhD, associate professor at the University of Calgary, and Dinu Nesan, PhD, postdoctoral fellow also at University of Calgary. At the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in 2019, they presented research on BPA exposure's effects on circadian rhythms in mice during pregnancy. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Caitlin and Aaron talk with Dr. Anders Carlson, medical director of the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, about his research on hypoglycemia in older adults with type 1 diabetes. Dr. Carlson presented this research at the Endocrine Society’s 2019 annual meeting in New Orleans. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

There are good days and bad days. For the endocrinologist, that bad day can happen when a grant application or journal submission is rejected or following a misstep with a patient or in the lab. In this episode, Aaron and guest host Cecilia Low Wang, MD, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, talk about how young researchers and trainees can understand, learn from, and bounce back from rejection and other challenges when building a career in clinical practice or scientific research. Our guests are Joy Wu, MD, PhD, from Stanford University and Rob Fowkes, PhD, from the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We continue our special Women in Endocrinology series. Caitlin talks with Rebecca Simmons, MD, from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, about her 2018 article in Endocrinology about islet dysfunction in intrauterine growth restriction. This paper was selected for a special thematic collection of Endocrine Society-published articles by women. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

Aaron catches up with Anuja Dokras MD, PhD, a physician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Center, about her presentation at ENDO 2019 on anxiety, depression, and quality of life between white and black women with polycystic ovary syndrome. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We continue our special Women in Endocrinology series. Caitlin talks with Varykina Thackray, PhD, from the University of California, San Diego, about her 2018 article in JCEM about polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenism. This paper was selected for a special thematic collection of Endocrine Society-published articles by women. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We talk about insulin affordability with Alvin Powers, MD, from Vanderbilt University and the Endocrine Society's chief professional and clinical affairs officer, Rob Lash, MD. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.

We celebrate women in endocrinology by launching this podcast series, talking with authors of 12 influential, high-impact research papers representing the spectrum of basic through clinical research, geographical diversity and career stage, published in Endocrine Society journals since 2017. Here we speak with Stina Rikke Jensen, PhD, a researcher at Novozymes in Denmark. Her 2017 Endocrinology paper, on biological roles of insulin and its receptor in murine intestinal growth and function, is part of a special thematic collection of these 12 influential papers. For more information, including helpful links and other episodes, visit our website at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast.