Thyroid News

A two-screen approach to diagnostic testing for congenital hypothyroidism, performed in newborns during the first 48 hours after birth and again at age 7 to 28 days, better identified missed cases of the disease vs. lowering the diagnostic threshold for a single test, according to an analysis published this week in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

A two-screen approach to diagnostic testing for congenital hypothyroidism, performed in newborns during the first 48 hours after birth and again at age 7 to 28 days, better identified missed cases of the disease vs. lowering the diagnostic threshold for a single test, according to an analysis published this week in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Exposure to organophosphate and alternative brominated flame retardants is common in American households through stuffed furniture like sofas and other household objects; however, regular hand-washing and house cleaning can effectively lower concentrations of these chemicals, researchers said.

Pregnant women with iron deficiency in the first trimester are more likely to have lower levels of free thyroxine and an increased risk for hypothyroxinemia in the second or third trimester vs. those without iron deficiency in early pregnancy, according to findings from a retrospective study conducted in China.

Infants prescribed a lower dose of levothyroxine therapy for congenital hypothyroidism with a eutopic thyroid gland are more likely to have a transient version of the disease vs. infants prescribed a higher dose of the therapy, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism have a high prevalence of renal calcifications that are typically linked to the severity of the disease, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Among women with diminished ovarian reserve or unexplained infertility, low serum free triiodothyronine and thyroid peroxidase antibody positivity are associated with low antral follicle count, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors had a higher than expected rate of hospital contact for endocrine diseases, including thyroid disease, testicular dysfunction and diabetes, according to a Danish population-based study.

Patients with hypothyroidism prescribed levothyroxine therapy were more likely to adhere to treatment at 1 year when prescribed specific formulations of the drug, according to an analysis of claims data published in Current Medical Research and Opinion.

Children with mild subclinical hypothyroidism are nearly twice as likely to have elevated total and non-HDL cholesterol levels when compared with euthyroid children, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.