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February 18, 2020
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Regular thyroid testing recommended regardless of diabetes type

Regular thyroid testing recommended regardless of diabetes type

Thyroid dysfunction is common among people with diabetes regardless of type, suggesting that biochemical thyroid screening should be a part of routine management for those with type 1 and type 2, according to an analysis of a community-based study published in Clinical Endocrinology.

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December 28, 2019
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Top thyroid news 2019: treating refractory cancer, thyroid eye disease and more

Top thyroid news 2019: treating refractory cancer, thyroid eye disease and more

In 2019, Healio readers were interested in thyroidectomy for Hashimoto’s disease, environmental effects on thyroid function, the limits of thyroid testing, a drug under FDA consideration for thyroid eye disease, subclinical hypothyroidism guidelines, and more.

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November 03, 2019
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Thyroid function tests frequently yield no evidence of thyroid disease

Thyroid function tests frequently yield no evidence of thyroid disease

CHICAGO — In a cohort of adults who received a thyroid function test during hospitalization, most did not have a thyroid disease and those who did generally had mild conditions, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association.

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November 01, 2019
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VIDEO: Thyroid ‘year in review’ covers clinical studies with impact

VIDEO: Thyroid ‘year in review’ covers clinical studies with impact

CHICAGO— In this video exclusive, Naifa Lamki Busaidy, MD, FACP, FACE, associate professor in the department of endocrine neoplasia and hormonal disorders at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, discusses recent peer-reviewed research that has had an impact on medical thyroidology — from hypothyroidism to thyroid cancer.

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August 23, 2019
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Mandatory iodine fortification reduces overt thyrotoxicosis in Denmark

Mandatory iodine fortification reduces overt thyrotoxicosis in Denmark

The overall standardized incidence rate of overt thyrotoxicosis in Denmark decreased by 50% after more than a decade of mandatory iodine fortification in the country without an increase in the overall incidence of sustained, overt hypothyroidism, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

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August 08, 2019
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Thyroid nodules increase cancer risk in Graves’ disease

Thyroid nodules increase cancer risk in Graves’ disease

The preoperative detection of thyroid nodules was associated with a higher prevalence of thyroid cancer in patients with Graves’ disease, according to a meta-analysis of observational studies published in Clinical Endocrinology.

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August 07, 2019
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Hyperthyroidism treatments may accelerate increases in weight

Hyperthyroidism treatments may accelerate increases in weight

Obesity was shown to be more likely to develop in a cohort of adults with hyperthyroidism who received treatment for the condition vs. a background population, with radioiodine therapy applications playing a large role in this trend, according to findings published in Thyroid.

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