Thyroid News

Infants with congenital heart disease exposed to excess iodine have an increased risk for hypothyroidism accompanied by a risk for multiple procedures and impaired renal function, study data show.

Google search volume correlated with state-specific cancer incidence and mortality rates for melanoma and other common cancers, according to recently published study results in JAMA Dermatology.

Adults with primary hyperparathyroidism treated medically have decreased flow-mediated dilation compared with adults treated for primary hyperparathyroidism with surgery and those with normal calcium levels, study data show.

Women with high levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone during pregnancy may experience greater early pregnancy weight gain and total gestational weight gain compared with women with lower levels of the hormone, according to study data.

Adults with medullary thyroid carcinoma can be treated safely and effectively with sorafenib, but the agent is less effective for treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, according to published findings from Japan.

Newborns with delayed thyroid-stimulating hormone elevation may experience a greater need for surgery and other invasive procedures compared with newborns without delayed elevation, according to published findings.

Lenvatinib demonstrated higher toxicity in older patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer, according to data from a phase 3 trial.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s final recommendation against thyroid cancer screening in asymptomatic adults reflects increasing concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreatment, according to leaders in the field.

Middle-aged adults with varying degrees of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism have a cardiovascular risk profile that is similar to those without thyroid dysfunction, according to an analysis of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

Sorafenib appeared to alter thyroid function in patients undergoing treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma by inhibiting triiodothyronine transportation, according to researchers in the Netherlands.