Thyroid News

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in adults is independently related to decreased free triiodothyronine and free triiodothyronine-to-free thyroxine ratio, and increased free thyroxine concentrations, study data show.

WASHINGTON — Researchers found a higher adverse event rate than what was previously reported for patients who took pembrolizumab and noted a case of large-vessel vasculitis, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting.

Lobectomy may be beneficial for children with well-differentiated thyroid cancer and may help to avoid potential medical and psychosocial morbidity associated with total thyroidectomy, study data show.

Crohn’s disease is associated with an increased risk for thyroid cancer, according to the results of a case-control study.

Adults with incidentally discovered thyroid cancer have a less aggressive course and longer progression-free survival compared with adults with clinically apparent thyroid cancers, according to findings recently published in Endocrine Practice.

The absence of hypercalciuria may be predicted by routine measurement of serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, or 1,25-(OH)2D, in patients with permanent postsurgical hypoparathyroidism treated with oral calcium and calcitriol supplements, study data show.

Patients with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism have an increased risk for vertebral fractures despite increased bone mineral density, with the most pronounced risk among postmenopausal women and those on anticonvulsant therapy, according to a recent study from India.

Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism commonly develop renal stones and have high urinary calcium levels, study data show.

The incidence of colorectal cancer may be increased in older men with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, study data show.

Treatment with levothyroxine in pregnant women with abnormal thyroid function results in a decreased risk for early gestational age at delivery and early cesarean sections, study data show.