Thyroid News

Children with ADHD may be more likely to experience hyperactivity behaviors if they have an elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level, according to data published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment.

We have heard a lot about identical twins having the same things happening to them in parallel.

Hispanic and Asian adults diagnosed with thyroid cancer are more likely to have advanced disease, but also have better survival outcomes, compared with white adults, according to study data.

An analysis of real-world data showed that Tepezza helped improve visual acuity in patients with dysthyroid optic neuropathy, according to a press release.

Providers should use age- and sex-specific reference ranges to diagnose subclinical hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, especially for older adults, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Women who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer as adolescents or young adults have no difference in pregnancy rates compared with those who have never had thyroid cancer, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Mothers who give birth to babies with neonatal hypothyroidism tend to have higher levels of free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies than those whose newborns have normal thyroid levels, according to a study.

A voluntary recall has been issued for an oral solution of levothyroxine sodium due to possible subpotency among some of the manufactured products, according to a company press release.

The use of dynamic risk stratification can predict long-term outcomes for most children with differentiated thyroid cancer, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

All newborns should be screened for congenital hypothyroidism within 48 to 72 hours of birth, and prompt treatment after diagnosis is necessary to avoid adverse outcomes, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.