Dr Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD, MSHP, is a paediatric endocrinologist and assistant professor of paediatrics and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her clinical and research work focuses on paediatric obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. A ...

Dr Subhankar Chatterjee discusses his pioneering work in diabetic striatopathy, the influence of mentorship, and how clinical curiosity and interdisciplinary collaboration drive meaningful neuroendocrine research in resource-limited settings.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial, multifaceted syndrome that affects women across all ages from adolescence to post-menopause. It is reported to be the most common endocrinopathy in women of the reproductive age group.1 The nature of this syndrome ...

Thyroid nodules arising in the isthmus are more likely to be malignant and demonstrate more aggressive behavior relative to thyroid nodules from either thyroid lobe. touchENDOCRINOLOGY were joined by Dr Sina Jasim (Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA) to discuss ...

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is an innate error in the biosynthesis of adrenal steroids, which triggers a wide range of consequences based on the level of the enzyme blockade. A deficiency in the enzyme 21-α-hydroxylase is the most frequent cause, ...

I work in a semi-rural practice in South-West Scotland, in one of three practices based in a purpose-built medical centre. As with most NHS general practices we are furnished with relatively outdated computer hardware and old software. Our practice, however, ...

Diabetes distress Diabetes distress (DD) is a well-described challenge of living with diabetes. While earlier authors defined DD as a set of unique, often hidden emotional burdens and worries that are part of the spectrum of patient experience when managing ...

‘We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts… Be the witness of your thoughts.’ – Gautama Buddha1 The biomedical approach in modern medicine focuses on disease as a deviation from the norm of measurable biological variables. ...

Alexithymia Alexithymia is a personality trait that refers to the inability to express emotions in words. The term was coined by psychotherapist Peter Sifneos in 1973, who used it to imply “no words for mood.”1 Over the past half-century or so, ...