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Nearly 25% of adults with thyroid nodules diagnosed with diabetes
Nearly one-quarter of adults with documented thyroid nodules also have diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine Research.
Adults hospitalized with COVID-19 have lower thyroglobulin levels with glucocorticoid use
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.
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Recurrence uncommon for adults with medullary thyroid microcarcinoma
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.
Prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease twice as high among adults with COVID-19
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.
BLOG: Get your thyroid checked
So, here we go again. I came across another, random, person with a thyroid enlargement. And the endocrinologist in me would not let go!
Exposure to EDCs may negatively affect thyroid function, but more research needed
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.
PTH therapy cuts need for calcium, vitamin D supplements for most with hypoparathyroidism
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.
Adults diagnosed with myxedema coma have increased mortality risk, longer hospital stay
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.
Gestational diabetes, thyroid disease may increase odds for congenital hypothyroidism
Women with gestational diabetes or gestational thyroid disease are more likely to give birth to a child with congenital hypothyroidism than women without either condition, according to study data.
Thyroid autoimmunity not linked to embryo quality, birth rate with assisted reproduction
Thyroid autoimmunity among women with infertility was not associated with embryo quality or cumulative live birth rate after IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection, researchers reported in Thyroid.
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