Thyroid Dysfunction

Assessment of thyroid function may be warranted among adolescents with depression because of their increased risk for subclinical hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Central hypothyroidism is prevalent in about 1 in 2 adults with Cushing’s syndrome, and thyroid function can be restored after curative surgery for most patients, according to study findings.

Patients with chronic HF and hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism have increased risk for death compared with patients with normal thyroid levels, according to a retrospective analysis published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

Thyroid dysfunction is rare among patients with benign, nonfunctioning thyroid nodules followed for at least 3 years, suggesting repeated measurements of thyroid-stimulating hormone are unnecessary, data show.

A cohort of postmenopausal Japanese women were more likely to sustain a vertebral fracture if they had thyroid-stimulating antibodies compared with women without the antibody, independent of age and severe osteoporosis status, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

The COVID-19 pandemic is now in its third month, and providers across the country have worked to smooth out the rough edges of an unprecedented, rapid shift from in-person health care visits to primarily telehealth. For endocrinologists, that shift has meant making adjustments large and small, from delaying lab work and bone density scans to talking a patient through a self-administered thyroid exam.

Minor variations in normal-range thyroid function may serve as a novel, modifiable risk factor for stroke, according to findings from a Mendelian randomization analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

This COVID-19 pandemic has brought relentless sadness, despair and frustration. But as I have written in prior posts, this pandemic has also brought feelings of pride in humanity. We have seen numerous examples of humans sacrificing and showing empathy and selflessness.

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.

Adults who do not display symptoms of thyroid dysfunction should not be screened for such conditions, according to a recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care published in CMAJ.