New recommendations include biochemical tests for diagnosis, genetic testing and personalized management for pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas.

Changes in adipose tissue precede the development of cachexia symptoms, and suggest a treatment approach.

Controversy about the effects of subclinical thyroid dysfunction and bone health are further clouded by conflicting study results.

New report highlights shortage of endocrinologists and the urgent need to find solutions.

Acromegaly is a serious endocrine condition resulting from an excess of growth hormone (GH) in the blood, according to the Hormone Health Network and based on information from the Endocrine Society. GH is released by the pituitary gland and is carried through the rest of the body where it has specific effects. In children, excess…

Primarily used in food and drink packaging, ingestion of bisphenol A has been linked to obesity, diabetes and reproductive disorders.

Worldwide obesity prevalence has nearly doubled since 1980. As a result comorbidities associated with obesity have also skyrocketed.