Thyroid News

Pregnant women with first trimester thyroid-stimulating hormone levels of 2.5 mIU/L to 5 mIU/L had increased risks for perinatal loss, miscarriage and premature birth compared with women with lower levels of the hormone, study data show.

Adults with thyroid cancer taking less than 115 µg per day or at least 145 µg per day of levothyroxine after thyroidectomy or radioiodine ablation therapy had an increased risk for fractures compared with those taking 115 to 144 µg per day, according to study findings.

In patients with Graves’ orbitopathy, adding the immunosuppressant drug mycophenolate to glucocorticoid therapy appeared to improve treatment response compared with methylprednisolone alone, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.

Middle-aged men and women with subclinical hypothyroidism are no more likely to experience incident depression than adults without the condition, according to an analysis of the Samsung Health Study cohort.

Researchers in South Korea reported that the presence of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis was linked with favorable outcomes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma regardless of the number of metastatic lymph nodes or extent of dissection.

Adults with obesity and primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy experienced improvements in bone mineral density but had persistently lower trabecular bone score than lower-weight patients 2 years after surgery, study data show.

Patients treated with radioactive iodine for well-differentiated thyroid cancer demonstrated an increased risk for developing acute myeloid leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia, study data showed.

Researchers have launched a first-of-its-kind trial that will assess the use of intraoperative molecular imaging — or glowing tumor dye — to help detect cancerous lymph nodes among patients with head and neck cancers.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology are launching a year-long thyroid awareness campaign designed to educate patients about the signs and symptoms of thyroid disease, the organizations announced in a press release.

The American Thyroid Association designated January as Thyroid Awareness Month. This event attempts to bring educational resources and funding for thyroid-related diseases and thyroid cancer to patients, physicians and researchers.