Drugs & Therapies

Learn about drugs related to the endocrine system and how they may affect your body.

3 02, 2026

In 2026, what do we really know about the science of Ozempic-like drugs?

2026-02-05T14:55:02+10:00February 3rd, 2026|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Hormone biology, Obesity|Tags: , |

Obesity isn’t about being a good or bad person. It’s about biology, and how your body metabolises energy. Endocrinologists have long known this, but medicines like Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda and Trulicity have mainstreamed [...]

29 10, 2025

How do you tell if you have low salt and how can you fix it?

2025-10-29T21:53:08+10:00October 29th, 2025|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology|Tags: , |

It’s important to be balanced in all areas of life, but most of all on a molecular level. Our hormones, vitamins, minerals, fluids and temperature are all constantly changing, but they also have to [...]

16 12, 2024

Don’t buy testosterone online from strangers on the internet

2024-12-16T13:32:19+10:00December 16th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Hormone biology, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Reproductive health|Tags: , , , , |

It feels hypocritical to warn you about buying testosterone online when testosterone replacement therapy has made such a huge difference in my life. The benefit for me was instant – better energy, better mood, [...]

28 06, 2024

Thyroid cancer is more varied than you think

2024-06-28T17:54:39+10:00June 28th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Research Updates, Thyroid gland|Tags: , , |

Other than astrologers looking for an emotionally deep love affair, no one wants to be told that a cancer has been found. This is especially true for endocrine cancers, which occur in organs most [...]

29 04, 2024

No more prolactinoma: A/Prof Sunita De Sousa’s talk to the ESA/SRB ASM

2024-06-07T18:25:40+10:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Medications and therapies, Pituitary gland, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , |

New guidelines for the treatment of prolactinoma have been released for the first time in almost 20 years, instigating a fierce debate about the best way to treat these challenging tumours. Know your prolactinoma [...]

21 03, 2024

Why is there a shortage of oestrogen patches in Australia… again?

2024-03-21T13:17:50+10:00March 21st, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Medications and therapies, Menopause, Reproductive health, Trans health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , , , |

This article was written by A/Prof Ada Cheung and originally appeared in Pursuit News. Oestrogen skin patches deliver the hormone directly into the bloodstream. Picture: Alamy Since 2020 or so, there have [...]

19 03, 2024

A bittersweet AI experiment: Prof. Chris Gilfillan’s presentation to the ESA/SRB ASM

2024-03-19T12:27:33+10:00March 19th, 2024|Categories: Diabetes, Drugs & Therapies, Medications and therapies, Research Updates|Tags: , , |

For most of us, AI is the sound we make when we find out a robot has taken our job. For Professor Chris Gilfillan and his team of researchers, Artificial Intelligence suggests a convenient [...]

20 02, 2024

Music is the best medicine – for these diabetic mice

2024-02-20T17:17:35+10:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: Diabetes, Drugs & Therapies, Medications and therapies, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , |

Usually, talking to your internal organs doesn’t make them do what you want, even if you ask nicely. Traditionally, musical mice make things more saccharine, not less. Like a record, scientists have spun these [...]

29 01, 2024

2023 Endocrine Society of Australia Award Winners

2024-01-29T15:05:47+10:00January 29th, 2024|Categories: Community, Drugs & Therapies, Medications and therapies, Men’s health, Research Updates, Trans health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , , , , , |

  The Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award winner Lachlan Angus 2023 endocrinology award winner Lachlan Angus The Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award recognises the best presentation given to the Endocrine Society’s Annual [...]

22 11, 2023

An overview of current and future medications for obesity

2023-11-22T23:11:08+10:00November 22nd, 2023|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Hormone biology, Lifestyle, Medications and therapies, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , , |

Obesity is a chronic health condition affecting nearly a third of Australians. As a risk factor for illness and death it’s second only to smoking. Holding excess weight has been linked to 30 diseases [...]

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