Endocrinology

When your child's endocrine system isn't working correctly, you want the best possible pediatric specialty team to help bring their body back into balance. The vast technology and expertise available in our innovative programs, combined with the depth of knowledge and skill of our specialists, give Cook Children's a superior level of outcomes. Click to read more.

Endocrinology

June
21,
2023
| 00:00 AM America/Chicago

Cook Children’s Health Care System has once again been recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation, earning five rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s

June
14,
2022
| 14:56 PM America/Chicago

List ranks Cook Children’s among the best children’s hospitals for pediatric cancer, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology/neurosurgery, orthopedics and pulmonology

Cook Children’s Health Care System has

September
13,
2021
| 11:30 AM America/Chicago

It’s alarming but not uncommon these days in health care settings to see children and teens who gained a significant amount of weight in the past year … 20, 30, 40 or even 50

July
19,
2021
| 10:27 AM America/Chicago

Cook Children’s Health Care System is proud to announce its Hyperinsulinism Center is now one of six Hyperinsulinism Centers of Excellence in the world. The designation, awarded by Congenital Hyperinsulinism

November
05,
2020
| 08:59 AM America/Chicago

Paul Thornton, M.D., always knew he would become a doctor. Even when no one else did.

Like a lot of boys growing up, Dr. Thornton’s interest centered on athletics. He calls

November
14,
2019
| 13:37 PM America/Chicago

At a time when she needed inspiration the most, Brec Bassinger looked to Nick Jonas. Now at 18 years old, she hopes to be an example for children with Type 1 diabetes.

Brec was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 8 years old. Shortly

November
14,
2019
| 10:15 AM America/Chicago

Hi. My name is Landry Murphy.

I’m a teenage girl with a lot of hopes and dreams, but with a lot of desires comes big responsibilities. One responsibility that I did not get to “choose” is being a Type 1 diabetic.

May
17,
2019
| 15:12 PM America/Chicago

“Grace, this is Alecia from Dr. Gamble’s office, do you have a minute to talk?”

The phone from Clinical Genetics came at 5:12 p.m. on April 10, 2018. Grace Wilson-Rabel remembers the exact time and date because

January
16,
2019
| 10:06 AM America/Chicago

By now you may have seen the tragic story of Journey, a diabetic alert dog who died of a gunshot wound outside of her family's home. 

Diabetic alert dogs like Journey are specially trained to detect high or low levels of blood