This season we’re thankful for inspiring patients like 97 yr old Mary Kennedy who doesn’t let nearly 20 years of #osteoporosis + recurring spinal fractures keep her from dancing a jig + asking us to post the video to social media: bit.ly/2QVsexX #BeLikeMary

Children and adults with X-linked hypophosphatemia #XLH wanted for research study of a new treatment regimen! We’re studying the effect of a drug called calcitriol on bone health, without phosphate supplementation. Participants will be reimbursed for travel expenses.

In case you missed it...the important position paper ‘Algorithm for the management of patients at low, high and very high risk of osteoporotic fractures’ is now Open Access! bit.ly/2UZLY5C

Research collaboration between Dr. Elaine Yu's lab in MGH Endocrine Unit Research and Dr. Elizabeth Hohmann's lab in MGH Division of Infectious Diseases

Featured in this month's Snapshot of Science: Collaboration between Dr. Elaine Yu's lab in the MGH Endocrine Unit and Dr. Libby Hohmann's lab in the MGH Division of Infectious Diseases MGH Division of Infectious Diseases: Fecal Transplants for Metabolic Improvements in Obesity massgeneral.org/research/news/…

Register now for #ENDOonline2020! Our complimentary virtual event, June 8–22, for researchers, clinicians, and allied health professionals will feature live and on-demand programming on the latest updates in #hormonescience and medicine: bit.ly/2xeWOv9 #endocrinology

Osteoporosis rx during #COVID19 ★ No need to perform pre-treatment labs for most pts ★ Initiation of treatment via virtual visit ok ★ Dmab: if it cannot be given safely within 7 months ⇛transition to oral ALN asbmr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…. MassGeneral Medicine Endocrine Society ASBMR

"RYGB, but not AGB, is associated with lower than expected hip and peripheral BMD for the new weight setpoint, as well as deleterious changes in bone microarchitecture." New publication from Dr. Elaine Yu's research group. dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4…

New review article from the MGH Endocrine Unit's Dr. Elaine Yu and colleagues: Bone complications of bariatric surgery: updates on sleeve gastrectomy, fractures, and interventions in European Journal of Endocrinology. doi.org/10.1530/EJE-20…

Children and adults with X-linked hypophosphatemia #XLH wanted for research study of a new treatment regimen! We’re studying the effect of a drug called calcitriol on bone health, without phosphate supplementation. Participants will be reimbursed for travel expenses.

New from Dr. Elaine Yu's group in the Endocrine Unit: Exploratory study of Zoledronic acid in RYGB (gastric bypass) weight loss surgery. doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr…