Imposter Endo Journal? Transgender Care Cancellations; T2D and Nutrient Deficiency

The Endocrine Society warned that an entity called Directive Publications was soliciting manuscript submissions and offering editorial board membership for a publication with a nearly identical name to the society’s top journal.

Growing by 5.3% each year, U.S. prescriptions for obesity drugs increased from 760,000 in July 2017 to 1.51 million in February 2024, a longitudinal analysis showed. (JAMA Network Open)

NYU Langone Health in New York City reportedly cancelled appointments for two transgender children following President Trump’s executive order calling for an end to gender-affirming care for minors. (New York Times)

But New York Attorney General Letitia James told hospitals they would be violating state law if they halt gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 in response to the executive order. (AP)

Meanwhile, Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago said it is reviewing transgender care for minors in the wake of the executive order. (ABC7 Chicago)

During the first 6 months postpartum for women with type 1 diabetes, mean time with glucose levels within the target range was higher for those who used hybrid closed loop therapy compared with those who received standard care in a prespecified extension to a randomized trial. (Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)

A Chinese randomized trial showed that women with a low prognosis for in vitro fertilization had a lower rate of live birth with frozen versus fresh embryo transfers. (The BMJ)

About 45% of patients with type 2 diabetes had multiple micronutrient deficiencies, with vitamin D and magnesium being the two most common, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. (BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health)

A coalition of health and nutrition organizations said that kids and teens should mostly drink water and plain milk and avoid drinks with added sugar, artificial sweeteners, and caffeine. (NPR)

A cohort study of Canadian kids linked high consumption of ultraprocessed foods during early childhood to obesity development. (JAMA Network Open)

Medicare’s plan to cover pricey GLP-1 receptor agonists exclusively for weight management is getting lots of support. (Newsweek)

A guided self-help family-based behavioral treatment program yielded similar weight loss to a longer, more costly family program for kids in a randomized trial. (Pediatrics)

An experimental injectable hydrogel developed for osteoporosis boosted bone volume in ovariectomized rats in a longitudinal in vivo study. (Bone)

Ashley Grossman, FMedSci, of the University of Oxford in England, is the winner of the 2025 Transatlantic Alliance Award, the Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology announced.

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