For newborns with congenital hypothyroidism, early diagnosis spells the difference between a normal, healthy life and lifelong disability. After learning about the heavy toll the disease takes on ...

Red Thyroid Gland Divergent recommendations in guidelines from the USPSTF and the ATA/AACE contribute to the controversy surrounding whether to test and treat for subclinical hypothyroidism. In order ...

These four supplements may play a role in thyroid health.

When a disease has no noticeable symptoms, or when those symptoms are common to people without the disease, it can be difficult to provide a diagnosis without the proper tests. Such is the case with ...

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 ...

From HbA1c and Vitamin D to B12, thyroid and cholesterol, Dr Rajeev Sharma explains what common blood test results may ...

Hypothyroidism – low thyroid function – is an extremely common disorder in which the thyroid gland releases inadequate amounts of thyroid hormones T3 and T4 into the body. While it's true that women ...

Feeling tired, gaining weight, having trouble sleeping, or noticing changes in your mood can become more common with age. But these symptoms are not always a normal part of getting older. Sometimes, ...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new preoperative test for thyroid cancer that is faster and about two-thirds more accurate than the ...

Each year, thanks to inconclusive tests for thyroid cancer, thousands of people undergo unnecessary surgeries to remove part or all of their thyroids. A new test based on the unique chemical ...