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February 18, 2020
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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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February 17, 2020
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Hypothyroidism, HT exert opposite risks for postmenopausal breast cancer

In a large prospective cohort of postmenopausal women, those who had ever had hypothyroidism — whether treated with levothyroxine or not — were less likely to develop breast cancer than those without hypothyroidism, and the relationship was more pronounced among those who did not also use menopausal hormone therapy, according to findings published in Thyroid.

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February 10, 2020
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No IQ benefit with levothyroxine in pediatric subclinical hypothyroidism

Children with mild and persistent untreated subclinical hypothyroidism did not have impaired neurocognitive function and did not see neurocognitive benefits from 2 years of levothyroxine therapy, according to findings from a case-control study reported in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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January 09, 2020
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Subclinical hypothyroidism tied to reduced ovarian reserve in later reproductive age

Compared with their euthyroid peers, women older than 35 years who have subclinical hypothyroidism may have reduced ovarian reserve, indicated by lower antral follicle count and anti-Müllerian hormone level and higher follicle-stimulating hormone level, according to study results published in Thyroid.

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January 03, 2020
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BLOG: Christmas in the ER, myxedema and pomegranates

Most people spend Christmas with families. Some people still go to work — not only doctors, but all other people and professionals whose work does not stop on holidays.

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December 28, 2019
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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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December 12, 2019
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Hypothyroidism raises mortality risk among older adults

Older adults with hypothyroidism are 26% more likely to die of any cause when compared with euthyroid older adults, although secondary analyses suggest hypothyroidism is not associated with cardiovascular mortality, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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November 15, 2019
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Levothyroxine neutral for bone health in subclinical hypothyroidism

Older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism assigned 1 year of levothyroxine therapy experienced no adverse changes in any bone parameters compared with similar adults assigned placebo, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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November 10, 2019
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Top takeaways from ATA

Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top five news reports posted from the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting, held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 in Chicago.

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November 03, 2019
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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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