Thyroid News

Researchers assessing a cohort of primarily euthyroid mother-child pairs observed positive associations between maternal and cord thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations and maternal and early childhood TSH concentrations, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Compared with their euthyroid peers, women older than 35 years who have subclinical hypothyroidism may have reduced ovarian reserve, indicated by lower antral follicle count and anti-Müllerian hormone level and higher follicle-stimulating hormone level, according to study results published in Thyroid.

Most people spend Christmas with families. Some people still go to work — not only doctors, but all other people and professionals whose work does not stop on holidays.

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An analysis of U.S. registry data suggests that rates of thyroid cancer have plateaued in recent years after decades on the rise, with researchers pointing to stricter guidelines limiting the indications for fine-needle aspiration for thyroid nodules as a reason for the trend, according to findings published in JAMA.

The Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA voted 12-0 Friday in favor of recommending approval of a biologics license application for teprotumumab, an experimental human monoclonal antibody shown to dramatically reduce the most debilitating symptoms of Graves’ orbitopathy.

The Society for Endocrinology and the British Thyroid Association issued a joint statement urging caution when interpreting a recent study linking radioactive iodine therapy to cancer mortality among people with hyperthyroidism.

The Society for Endocrinology and the British Thyroid Association issued a joint statement urging caution when interpreting a recent study linking radioactive iodine therapy to cancer mortality among people with hyperthyroidism.

The detection and diagnosis of thyroid nodules may be on the cusp of a technological overhaul as a growing body of research on artificial intelligence and machine learning tools aims to bring about more efficiency and accuracy while decreasing cost and improving ease-of-use.