Thyroid News

R. Scott Struthers, PhD, had a lab job synthesizing peptide hormones as a college freshman. That experience launched a career featuring discovery of novel agents for endocrine diseases, women’s health conditions and cancers.

Experts from across the field of endocrinology will converge on Chicago beginning Thursday for the 2023 Endocrine Society annual meeting.

Nearly one-quarter of adults with documented thyroid nodules also have diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine Research.

Thyroglobulin levels differed by glucocorticoid use, but not by thyroid function, among a cohort of adults hospitalized for COVID-19, according to findings published in Frontiers in Endocrinology.

In a small group of adults diagnosed with medullary thyroid microcarcinoma, few had disease recurrence or died during more than 6 years of follow-up, according to findings from an Australian database.

Adults hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to test positive for thyroid peroxidase antibodies about 3 months after infection than those who did not have COVID-19, according to study findings from researchers in Italy.

So, here we go again. I came across another, random, person with a thyroid enlargement. And the endocrinologist in me would not let go!

SEATTLE — Repeated exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may negatively affect thyroid function, especially for pregnant women and infants, but more research is needed on the synergistic effects, according to a speaker.

SEATTLE — Most adults with hypoparathyroidism no longer needed calcium or vitamin D supplementation after initiating a once-daily active parathyroid hormone drug, according to a speaker.

SEATTLE — Hospitalized adults with hypothyroidism who are diagnosed with myxedema coma have a higher mortality rate and are hospitalized for longer than those without myxedema coma, according to a speaker.