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class="post-15269 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-health-disparities category-research-2 category-womens-health" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/on-the-basis-of-sex-the-ongoing-efforts-to-fund-womens-health-research/" st_title="On the Basis of Sex: The Ongoing Efforts to Fund Women’s Health Research" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-65"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/research-2/">Research</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-70 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-36"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/womens-health/">Women's Health</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/on-the-basis-of-sex-the-ongoing-efforts-to-fund-womens-health-research/" rel="bookmark">On the Basis of Sex: The Ongoing Efforts to Fund Women’s Health Research</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Monica M. Laronda, PhD, and Jane E. Reusch, MD, have long been leading advocates for the importance of equity in scientific research, specifically as it relates to women’s health. As they engage with national initiatives focusing on how this research is funded, they spoke to Endocrine News to discuss the latest in these efforts, their...</div></article><article id="post-15115" class="post-15115 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diabetes-news-and-research category-early-career-corner category-health-disparities" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/community-service-how-joshua-j-joseph-md-mph-is-leveling-the-healthcare-playing-field-for-all/" st_title="Community Service: How Joshua J. Joseph, MD, MPH, Is Leveling the Healthcare Playing Field for All" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-78"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/diabetes-news-and-research/">Diabetes News and Research</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-89"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/early-career-corner/">Early Career Corner</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-70 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/community-service-how-joshua-j-joseph-md-mph-is-leveling-the-healthcare-playing-field-for-all/" rel="bookmark">Community Service: How Joshua J. Joseph, MD, MPH, Is Leveling the Healthcare Playing Field for All</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> <img width="660" height="880" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20660%20880'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-lazy-srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-225x300.jpg 225w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-113x150.jpg 113w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR.jpg 1536w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-lazy-src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-768x1024.jpg" /><noscript><img width="660" height="880" src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-768x1024.jpg" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-225x300.jpg 225w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-113x150.jpg 113w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/GO_HRTUXYAAqdQR.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" /></noscript> When his grandmother succumbed to a heart attack when he was only eight years old, Joshua J. Joseph, MD, MPH, was determined to end as much suffering as he could. The recipient of the Endocrine Society’s 2024 Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award, he details his ongoing endeavors to make sure Black Americans...</div></article><article id="post-14847" class="post-14847 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-endo-preview category-health-disparities" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/incarceration-nation-administering-endocrine-healthcare-in-our-nations-prisons/" st_title="Incarceration Nation: Administering Endocrine Healthcare in Our Nation’s Prisons" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-75"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/endo-preview/">ENDO Preview</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-70 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/incarceration-nation-administering-endocrine-healthcare-in-our-nations-prisons/" rel="bookmark">Incarceration Nation: Administering Endocrine Healthcare in Our Nation’s Prisons</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> A first-of-its-kind session at ENDO 2024 will discuss healthcare management for the most underserved of the underserved: the incarcerated. The session, “Endocrine Care for Incarcerated Individuals,” will offer a detailed look at not only what it’s like to be incarcerated, but also the challenges of delivering appropriate endocrine treatment to this often unfairly stigmatized population....</div></article><article id="post-14448" class="post-14448 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-endocrine-disruptors category-health-disparities" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/the-root-of-the-problem-warning-consumers-about-edcs-from-the-laboratory-bench/" st_title="The Root of the Problem: Warning Consumers About EDCs from the Laboratory Bench" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-26"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/endocrine-disruptors/">Endocrine Disruptors</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-70 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/the-root-of-the-problem-warning-consumers-about-edcs-from-the-laboratory-bench/" rel="bookmark">The Root of the Problem: Warning Consumers About EDCs from the Laboratory Bench</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> <img width="660" height="990" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20660%20990'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-200x300.jpg 200w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-100x150.jpg 100w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-scaled.jpg 1707w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-lazy-src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-683x1024.jpg" /><noscript><img width="660" height="990" src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-683x1024.jpg" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097" decoding="async" srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-200x300.jpg 200w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-100x150.jpg 100w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/EmilyHilz_PharmTox_EndocrineNews_0097-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" /></noscript> With a keen interest in hormonal research, Emily Hilz, PhD, has become passionate about the dangers of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, especially in beauty products. She talks to Endocrine News about a new app she’s developing to help shield Black women from dangerous products they could be using every day. A new mobile app developed by Emily...</div></article><article id="post-14273" class="post-14273 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-health-disparities category-obesity category-womens-health" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/women-face-greater-risk-of-obesity-in-low-and-middle-income-countries/" st_title="Women Face Greater Risk of Obesity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-70 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-36"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/womens-health/">Women's Health</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-21"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/women-face-greater-risk-of-obesity-in-low-and-middle-income-countries/" rel="bookmark">Women Face Greater Risk of Obesity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Study finds women are 2-3 times more likely to be affected than men Women in low- and middle-income countries, especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, may be 10 times more likely to have obesity or heart health issues than their male counterparts, according to a large meta-analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism....</div></article><article id="post-13880" class="post-13880 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-health-disparities category-pediatric-health category-transgender-health" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/making-a-statement/" st_title="Making a Statement" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-70 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-34"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/pediatric-health/">Pediatric Health</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-85"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/transgender-health/">Transgender Health</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/making-a-statement/" rel="bookmark">Making a Statement</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Released in May, “Endocrine Health and Health Care Disparities in the Pediatric and Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement,” was a featured session on the last day of ENDO 2023. Endocrine News spoke to some of the authors about these updated treatment protocols. Year after year, the Endocrine Society’s Annual Conferences...</div></article><article id="post-13490" class="post-13490 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-health-disparities category-society-news" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/endocrine-societys-new-scientific-statement-identifies-research-gaps-in-pediatric-lgbtqia-care/" st_title="Endocrine Society’s New Scientific Statement Identifies Research Gaps in Pediatric, LGBTQIA Care" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-70 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-66"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/in-touch/society-news/">Society News</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/endocrine-societys-new-scientific-statement-identifies-research-gaps-in-pediatric-lgbtqia-care/" rel="bookmark">Endocrine Society’s New Scientific Statement Identifies Research Gaps in Pediatric, LGBTQIA Care</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> In a new Scientific Statement released today, the Endocrine Society identifies areas for future endocrine research to reduce health disparities in pediatric and sexual and gender minoritized populations.  This Scientific Statement expands the Society’s 2012 statement by focusing on endocrine disease disparities in the pediatric and sexual and gender minoritized populations. These include pediatric and...</div></article><article id="post-13126" class="post-13126 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-endocrine-disruptors category-health-disparities category-neoplasia-and-cancer" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/paraben-exposure-linked-to-mammary-cancer-growth-and-metastasis/" st_title="</b>Paraben Exposure Linked to Mammary Cancer Growth and Metastasis</b>" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-26"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/endocrine-disruptors/">Endocrine Disruptors</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-29"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-70 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/paraben-exposure-linked-to-mammary-cancer-growth-and-metastasis/" rel="bookmark"></b>Paraben Exposure Linked to Mammary Cancer Growth and Metastasis</b></a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Parabens like methylparaben (MP) and propylparaben (PP), which are commonly used in food, cosmetic, and drug preservatives, are associated with mammary cancer growth and metastasis in mice, according to a study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by Michele A. La Merrill, PhD, of the Department of Environmental Toxicology at the University of California at...</div></article></div><div class="show-more visuallyhidden"> <a href="#" class="load-more-posts button button-has-icon larger-font"> <span class="icon icon-plus-circle"></span> Show More </a></div><div class="category-desc"></div></div><div id="secondary" class="secondary col sidebar"><div id="widget-area" class="widget-area" role="complementary"><div class="widget"> <a class="widget-current-issue" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/magazine-issues/november-2024/"> <img width="825" height="510" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20825%20510'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-825x510.jpg" /><noscript><img width="825" height="510" 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