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November 03, 2019
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Age, hypothyroidism type influence all-cause mortality risk in older adults

Age, hypothyroidism type influence all-cause mortality risk in older adults

CHICAGO — All-cause mortality risk is greater for adults aged at least 60 years with overt hypothyroidism compared with adults with euthyroidism, but the same is not true for cardiovascular mortality risk, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association.

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November 01, 2019
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Levothyroxine fails to benefit elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

Levothyroxine fails to benefit elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

Older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism treated with levothyroxine did not experience an improvement in symptoms or quality of life measures compared with similar adults assigned placebo, , according to findings published in JAMA.

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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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October 17, 2019
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Conflicting findings, guidelines support cautious approach to mild thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy

Conflicting findings, guidelines support cautious approach to mild thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy

Subclinical hypothyroidism is a common diagnosis, present in approximately 3% to 4% of reproductive-age women. Although a mild form of hypothyroidism — defined as elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone with normal free thyroxine levels — the condition has been associated with infertility, increased risk for adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, and possibly with increased risk for neurocognitive deficits in offspring.

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August 28, 2019
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Top stories in endocrinology: Positive top-line results for congenital obesity drug, clinicians not following subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy guidelines

Among the top stories in endocrinology last week were positive results from two that trials evaluated a congenital obesity drug and a survey that found few clinicians are following the American Thyroid Association guidelines for subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy.

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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 20, 2019
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Mild maternal thyroid dysfunction increases preterm birth risk

Mild maternal thyroid dysfunction increases preterm birth risk

Pregnant women with mild thyroid dysfunction, such as subclinical hypothyroidism, isolated hypothyroxinemia or thyroid peroxidase antibody positivity, are more likely to deliver preterm when compared with euthyroid women, according to a meta-analysis of 19 cohort studies published in JAMA.

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August 19, 2019
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Survey: Most clinicians not following ATA guidelines for subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy

Survey: Most clinicians not following ATA guidelines for subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy

Only 5% of clinicians reported adhering to a recommended thyroid-stimulating hormone cutoff proposed by the American Thyroid Association for diagnosing subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy, and a minority said they followed recommended indications for measuring thyroid peroxidase antibody status, according to survey findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

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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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