IgA nephropathy, an immune assault on the kidneys, is often missed. New treatments mean that spotting it sooner might save lives ...

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The skin-related adverse effects of COVID vaccines have been dismissed as “irrelevant” by experts and overlooked by the public, writes Jane M. Orient, M.D., in the spring issue of the Journal of ...

A new study from Kunming Medical University suggests that hormonal imbalance and gut microbiota alterations may contribute to cognitive decline in patients with pituitary neuroendocrine tumors.

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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are prevalent in our environment. Dr Josef Köhrle, Senior Professor of Molecular Endocrinology and Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Endocrinology, discusses with Lorna ...