Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
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Direct Measurement of T3 Is Likely Vital, Say Researchers
T3 may be an important test to identify subclinical changes in thyroid function, say researchers.
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Autoimmune Diseases and Perinatal Depression May Share Two-Way Link
Study found women with autoimmune disease were 30% more likely to have perinatal depression. Risk was also 30% higher for the reverse scenario.
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Thyroidectomy Beneficial but Risky for Hashimoto Disease
The beneficial effect lasts up to 5 years but with a substantially higher risk for complications than initially anticipated.
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Study Suggests Inappropriate Use of Thyroid Ultrasounds
“It seems to be that we’re detecting smaller and smaller nodules. …Why are people being referred for all these ultrasounds? We looked for the...
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Anti-Rheumatic Drugs Linked to Reduced Thyroid Disease Incidence
In a large Swedish rheumatoid arthritis cohort, the incidence of thyroid disease declines after RA diagnosis vs. the general population, with the...
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Pervasive ‘forever chemicals’ linked to thyroid cancer?
“Maybe there’s a correlation there, but you’d need to investigate this in much bigger samples, with more controls, and better data, to understand...
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Be advised: Thyroid hormones may increase risk of cognitive disorders in older adults
“We are finding more and more complications from overtreatment rather than benefit in this population.”
Conference Coverage
Nonsurgical option for more large thyroid nodule patients?
The implication is that nonsurgical options such as radiofrequency ablation may be appropriate for more patients than realized.
Conference Coverage
Does an elevated TSH value always require therapy?
“Because of the assumption that every high TSH value is due to sickness-related hypothyroidism, thyroid hormones can be prescribed too quickly.”...
Conference Coverage
Thyroid cancer increase observed in transgender female veterans
“I would characterize the trends in our data as being potentially suggestive or hypothesis generating – not conclusive.”
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Hold blood thinners during thyroid nodule biopsy?
“While we can never assume that [the events occurred] because the blood-thinner therapy was held, the timing within 48 hours is certainly very...