Thyroid News

In adults with slightly elevated parathyroid hormone following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, supplementation with either calcium carbonate or calcium citrate did not restore normal PTH level, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

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A lower dose of levothyroxine treatment at age 6 months in infants with a normally located thyroid gland and a lower likelihood of having a first-degree family history of congenital hypothyroidism were associated with transient congenital hypothyroidism vs. permanent disease, according to data published in Thyroid.

The use of methotrexate as first-line therapy with a limited adjuvant IV methylprednisolone to treat active thyroid eye disease led to significant improvements in disease activity and total steroid load, according to data from a retrospective, single-center, consecutive case series published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Male sex appeared to be an independent risk factor for poor clinical outcomes among patients with BRAF V600E-mutated papillary thyroid cancer, according to results from a retrospective analysis.

Individuals who received radioactive iodine after reoperation for recurrent or persistent papillary thyroid carcinoma appeared to have similar or worse outcomes as patients who underwent reoperation alone, according to retrospective cohort study findings.

The presence of primary hypothyroidism is associated with a 42% increased risk for image-defined or biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, with risk increasing across different definitions for diagnosing hypothyroidism, according to findings from a meta-analysis published in Thyroid.

Adults with benign thyroid disease are more likely to report impaired sexual quality of life vs. those without thyroid disease, especially women with autoimmune versions of thyroid diseases, according to study findings reported in Thyroid.

Adults with benign thyroid disease are more likely to report impaired sexual quality of life vs. those without thyroid disease, especially women with autoimmune versions of thyroid diseases, according to study findings reported in Thyroid.

In euthyroid men and women, higher levels of serum free triiodothyronine are associated with lower skeletal muscle mass index and greater levels of insulin resistance, according to study findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.