Thyroid News

Adults with type 2 diabetes using a GLP-1 receptor agonist have a similar risk for developing thyroid cancer as those using a DPP-IV inhibitor, according to findings published in Thyroid.

According to results published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, patients with hypothyroidism may be at an increased risk for medical and implant-related complications after total shoulder arthroplasty vs. controls.

Adults with low-risk thyroid cancer who underwent surgery had significant reductions in cancer-related fear and worry after their procedure compared with before surgery, researchers reported.

Suicide rates for individuals diagnosed with cancer increased over the past 2 decades, according to results of a retrospective study.

Patients with primary thyroid cancer who received radioactive iodine exhibited increased risk for melanoma and other nonkeratinocyte skin cancers, according to study results.

Data from a phase 3 trial designed to compare pralsetinib with standard therapy for certain patients with advanced lung cancer revealed a risk for severe — and potentially fatal — infections with the drug, according to its manufacturer.

The majority of adults with hypoparathyroidism achieved normal serum calcium levels with palopegteriparatide at 1 year without supplemental vitamin D or calcium, according to data from a phase 3 open-label extension.

Adults with Graves’ disease treated with antithyroid drugs have a higher risk for multiple types of cancer compared with the general population, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Third-trimester subclinical hypothyroidism and first- and third-trimester isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia were tied to various adverse pregnancy outcomes, highlighting the importance of trimester-specific thyroid function evaluations.