— News and commentary from the endocrinology world
October 27, 2026 • 2 min read
A U.S. judge rejected Novo Nordisk's request to temporarily block Eli Lillyopens in a new tab or window from running advertisements claiming its weight-loss and diabetes drugs are more powerful. (Reuters via AOL)
The FDA expanded the approval for insulin icodec (Awiqli)opens in a new tab or window, making it the first once-weekly insulin indicated for type 2 diabetes in children ages 10 years and older.
After American Diabetes Association (ADA) guideline updates, endocrinologists were more likelyopens in a new tab or window to prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes, a cross-sectional study showed. (JAMA Network Open)
From 2010 to 2022, GLP-1 drug use surged more than 16-foldopens in a new tab or window among Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes, with limited differences by cancer history, a retrospective cohort study suggested. (JAMA Network Open)
L'Oréal reported that the GLP-1 drug boom is reshaping the beauty industryopens in a new tab or window, prompting the brand to develop skincare products tailored to combat side effects of rapid weight loss. (BBC News)
Autoimmune diseases during pregnancy were associated with a 57% higher risk of type 1 diabetes in offspringopens in a new tab or window, according to a large Swedish cohort study. (JAMA Pediatrics)
The U.S. fertility rate fell 1% in 2025opens in a new tab or window to a record low of 53.2 births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 44, CDC data showed.
In Washington state, healthcare workers and educators are fighting a ballot measureopens in a new tab or window mandating genital exams for female student-athletes with the aim of preventing transgender girls from participating in sports. (The Guardian)
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictionsopens in a new tab or window for transgender people in federal prison. (AP)
Adding emotion-regulation skills to family-based behavioral treatment did not improve weight lossopens in a new tab or window in adolescents with overweight or obesity, but it was associated with reduced weight regain and less emotional eating over 12 months in a randomized trial. (JAMA Network Open)
Lawmakers in at least 32 states have introduced legislationopens in a new tab or window to limit or eliminate ultraprocessed foods in school meals. (Washington Post)