Levothyroxine

Women with hypothyroidism receiving levothyroxine treatment experienced similar cognitive decline during menopause as those without thyroid disease, according to data published in Thyroid.

Adults with subclinical hypothyroidism may have a lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events if they receive levothyroxine therapy compared with no treatment, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Polygenic score is a stronger predictor for thyroid-stimulating hormone levels than free thyroxine and other factors, and could be used to develop individual TSH reference ranges for adults, according to findings published in Thyroid.

BOSTON — Most adults with hypothyroidism prefer combination therapy with liothyronine plus levothyroxine over levothyroxine alone, but most trials find combination therapy provides limited added benefit, according to two speakers.

Giving IV levothyroxine to hemodynamically unstable brain-dead potential heart donors did not result in more transplants compared with placebo, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Levothyroxine therapy may help decrease tumor growth for adults with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma who are undergoing active surveillance, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Patients treated with levothroxine are more likely to experience a reduction in quadricep muscle mass, which may increase the risk for knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

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.

All newborns should be screened for congenital hypothyroidism within 48 to 72 hours of birth, and prompt treatment after diagnosis is necessary to avoid adverse outcomes, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The Healio and Endocrine Today editors have compiled the top thyroid news stories from 2022.