Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers created thyroid function reference ranges adjusted for age, sex and racial-ethnic background. Using ...

Myxedema is caused by the deposition of hyaluronic acid in patients with thyroid disease. Blood tests can detect thyroid dysfunction, which can result in cardiac, GI, and menstrual disturbances as ...

Accurately diagnosing thyroid function is critical to avoid harms of unnecessary treatment. This study found that age-, sex-, and race-specific reference intervals reclassified nearly half of patients ...

Know how thyroid hormone affects your heart, from heartbeat and blood pressure to risks of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism ...

RADIOIODINE (I131) has been used extensively in the diagnosis of thyroid disorders, and many tests have been developed. 1–3 Most of these tests are based on two aspects of thyroid activity: the ...

The scenario is fairly common: you are in your medical provider’s office for a checkup and also happen to be getting lab work done. You report that you have no symptoms of feeling cold or fatigue, ...

Thyroxine (T4) is the main hormone your thyroid makes. Your thyroid hormones are important because they control how your body uses energy from the food you eat. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) T4 ...

The thyroid may be small, but its impact on health is profound. By raising awareness, we empower individuals to take control of their well-being and ensure that no one suffers in silence. This Thyroid ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 51-year-old female with uterine fibroids, menorrhagia and iron deficiency anemia was referred to the endocrine ...

Whether clinicians are accurately diagnosing thyroid disease was at issue for Chinese researchers who demonstrated that adding subgroup differences according to age, sex, or race when testing for ...

Fluoxetine was immediately discontinued and venlafaxine extended-release 150mg/day was initiated with continued olanzapine 2.5mg/day. In the absence of any hyperthyroidism treatment, the patient’s ...