Thyroid News

Adults diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer had strong emotional reactions similar to those diagnosed with more aggressive cancers, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Acella Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling one lot of 15 mg and one lot of 120 mg levothyroxine and liothyronine tablets due to subpotency, according to an FDA announcement.

Earlier in the week, I was in the middle of a busy clinic, when a nurse practitioner handed me a bag with a present and a letter from one of our mutual patients who came to see her for a follow-up visit. I have been managing this patient’s thyroid disorder for few years.

Maternal thyroid disease during pregnancy is not associated with adiposity in the child, even though the disease could lead to adiposity for the mother, according to a study published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Two of five people with Graves’ disease worldwide have thyroid eye disease, with higher rates among Asian populations vs. other ethnicities, according to a meta-analysis published in Clinical Endocrinology.

In a survey of American Thyroid Association members, nearly half reported using preoperative vitamin D levels to assess risk for hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy.

Thyroid dysfunction is rare among patients with benign, nonfunctioning thyroid nodules followed for at least 3 years, suggesting repeated measurements of thyroid-stimulating hormone are unnecessary, data show.

An 18 mg starting dose of the oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor lenvatinib did not meet the noninferiority requirement compared with the approved, 24 mg starting dose for adults with radioactive iodine-refractory thyroid cancer, data show.

The increased focus on mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic provides an important reminder to take stock of our patients’ mental health, as well as their physical health. This is especially critical for patients living with thyroid eye disease.

Thyroid-stimulating hormone reference values for children are affected by BMI and ethnicity, and reference values should be individualized accordingly to improve clinical decision-making and reduce unnecessary treatments, study data show.