Society’s Revised Stem Cell Position Statement Calls for Expanded Scope and Funding for Stem Cell Research
At its October 23 meeting, The Endocrine Society’s Council approved a new position statement on stem cell research. In its statement, The Endocrine Society supports the following positions...
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Clinical Practice Guideline on CAH Approved by the Society
Last week, The Endocrine Society's Council approved the Society's most recent clinical guideline, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Due to Steroid 21-hydroxylase Deficiency . The guideline was developed by a task force of content experts...
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Senate Fails to Move Physician Pay Fix; Cut still Projected for January
Recently, The Endocrine Society informed its physician members that Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) had introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate known as the "Medicare Physicians Fairness Act" (S. 1776)...
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CMA Adopts Policy Based on Society’s EDC Statements
On October 18, 2009, the California Medical Association (CMA) adopted a resolution introduced by the San Francisco Medical Society (SFMS) urging more collaboration among government, medical and scientific groups to decrease exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)...
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NIH Funding Opportunities
As previously reported in Endocrine Insider, the National Institutes of Health extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) application cycle has begun, with the deadline of December 1, 2009...
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New Tool for Clinicians Helps Ensure Accurate Payment
A new online tool has been created by the American Medical Association to help physicians determine the reasons behind claim denials and the best course of action to reverse them. Named the Claims Workflow Assistant...
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