Thyroid News

Adults who switch generic levothyroxine preparations from one manufacturer to another do not have a difference in mean thyroid-stimulating hormone levels compared with those who do not switch, according to study data.

Among adults receiving treatment for low-risk thyroid cancer, negative emotions may play an important role in decision-making, according to qualitative study results published in Thyroid.

Recommendations on whether all pregnant women should undergo universal thyroid screening vary around the globe.

Recommendations on whether all pregnant women should undergo universal thyroid screening vary around the globe.

In this video exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, talks with Richard H. Lee, about the utility of fetal ultrasound for women with endocrine disorders.

Repeat fine-needle aspiration can diagnose more than half of thyroid nodules initially classified as indeterminate, but diagnosis rates are less than 50% with nodules smaller than 0.5 cm or larger than 1 cm, according to study data.

During the past 2 decades, Endocrine Today has reported on the latest developments in treating thyroid cancer. For its 20th year, the publication is taking a look back.

Among adults who undergo radioactive iodine therapy for differentiated thyroid cancer, risk for hepatic dysfunction is elevated for men and all with low free thyroxine or high triglycerides, according to study data.

Older adults who took vitamin D with or without omega-3 fatty acid supplementation had a significantly lower rate of autoimmune disease over 5 years compared with those who took placebo, according to findings published in The BMJ.

A cutoff of age 15 years for pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer care may be more appropriate than the American Thyroid Association’s cutoff of 18 years due to risk factors related to survival rates, according to study data.