Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
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Measures of PTH predict postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia
“This measure can serve as a guide for discharging patients the same day, with instructions to return if they develop any symptoms of hypocalcemia...
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Triple therapy boosts anaplastic thyroid cancer survival
"The very long median overall survival in the study's neoadjuvant group is quite remarkable for a group of patients who used to have a very poor...
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What potential does AI offer for endocrinology?
“A typical indication is fracture detection, not in terms of replacing expert radiologists or orthopedists but rather in terms of supporting those...
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People with long COVID have specific blood biomarkers, study says
The findings may be a step toward creating blood tests to positively identify people with long COVID so specialized treatments can be employed.
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Thyroid ablation safety addressed by expert consensus
“Probably the greatest concern shared by the writing group on this statement was the potential for clinicians to start ablation practices without...
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Weight loss linked to mortality risk in older women
Women whose 5% or greater weight loss was unintentional were even less likely to survive to older age.
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Can caffeine improve thyroid function?
The authors speculate that caffeine could potentially affect thyroid activity by affecting pituitary function.
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T3 in hypothyroidism gets extra recommendation: British medical groups
The ongoing debate over the use of LT3/LT4 combination therapy has persisted for more than 2 decades.
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Surgery, radioactive iodine for hyperthyroidism up survival
“I think this is something we need to take into our discussions with patients because treatment for hyperthyroidism is very much individualized...
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Scripts surge for desiccated thyroid extract to treat hypothyroidism
Among first-time thyroid hormone prescriptions, those for DTE rose from 5.4% in 2010 to 10.2% in 2020.
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Over half of pregnant patients not properly screened for thyroid disease
Those who met criteria for screening but weren’t screened tended to have poorer pregnancy outcomes.