Stem-cell treatment for T1DM brings ‘real hope’ as patients achieve insulin independence
Ten people with type 1 diabetes have been “cured” in a phase II trial of a stem-cell treatment. A year after a one-time infusion to…
Tag: Endocrinology
Daily pill looming for GLP-1 receptor agonists? Eli Lilly drafting TGA application
Eli Lilly is preparing a TGA application for an oral GLP-1 receptor agonist to treat early diabetes following publication of phase III trial results. The…
‘You do not have cysts on your ovaries’: PCOS likely to be renamed this year
PCOS will probably have a new name before 2025 is over, a leading endocrinologist says. More than 85% of patients and 76% of doctors want…
The dismal science returns: How do you make GLP-1 RAs worth taxpayers’ money?
There are many wondrous things about GLP-1 receptor agonists, not least their capacity to cripple health budgets. Given the scale of obesity and its economic…
Mitochondrial disease and the role of the GP
In this explainer video, Dr Christine Wools discusses symptom management in the primary care setting
Tirzepatide reduces weight more than semaglutide in head-to-head trial of patients without diabetes
Tirzepatide leads to greater weight loss than semaglutide in adults with obesity but without type 2 diabetes, a head-to-head trial suggests. Published in the New…
Reductions in alcohol-related liver harm stopped when COVID-19 hit, study suggests
A trend of declining hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease during the 2010s abruptly stopped when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Australian researchers say. The researchers…
‘Shrunken pore syndrome’ flags mortality risk in T2DM: Aussie study
A low ratio of cystatin C–based eGFR to creatinine-based eGFR in people with type 2 diabetes is linked to mortality regardless of conventional markers of…
Case reports: Mitochondrial disease uncovered
Meet three very different patients and learn how to manage their symptoms based on the patient care standards
‘Women’s anatomy was not considered normal’: The Aussie surgeon who changed how we see the clitoris
When a young trainee surgeon was swotting in the 1980s, she noticed some unscientific — and even disparaging — descriptions of female anatomy as a…
