Hypothyroidism

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BOSTON — After years of failed clinical trials with agents to lower severely elevated triglycerides, emerging therapeutics hold promise for effectively addressing hypertriglyceridemia and reducing associated CV risks, a speaker reported.

Women who have a higher thyroid-stimulating hormone level early in pregnancy may have an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

CHICAGO — Using three different statistical models, researchers determined that exposure to individual and a combination of 20 dioxins negatively affects thyroid function, according to a presenter at ENDO 2023.

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.

Older adults with a history of hypothyroidism who were hospitalized with COVID-19 had a similar risk for severe outcomes and mortality compared with those without hypothyroidism, according to study data.

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Providers should use age- and sex-specific reference ranges to diagnose subclinical hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, especially for older adults, according to a study published in Thyroid.

A voluntary recall has been issued for an oral solution of levothyroxine sodium due to possible subpotency among some of the manufactured products, according to a company press release.