Thyroid Hormone

SAN DIEGO — VK2809 demonstrated “robust reductions” in liver fat as early as 12 weeks in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, as well as MASH resolution and improvement in fibrosis by week 52, according to late-breaking data.

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.

Adults hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to test positive for thyroid peroxidase antibodies about 3 months after infection than those who did not have COVID-19, according to study findings from researchers in Italy.

SEATTLE — Repeated exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may negatively affect thyroid function, especially for pregnant women and infants, but more research is needed on the synergistic effects, according to a speaker.

In the past year, prescribers have had difficulties treating people with type 2 diabetes and obesity due to a global shortage of semaglutide and tirzepatide, but that seems to be resolving, according to manufacturers.

Children with ADHD may be more likely to experience hyperactivity behaviors if they have an elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level, according to data published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment.

Among patients with type 2 diabetes and normal thyroid function, thyroid hormone levels were linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, suggesting assessment of these hormones might be beneficial for disease prevention and treatment.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Saleh Aldasouqi, MD, FACE, ECNU, discusses the false high or false low results of certain hormone tests for people who take high doses of biotin in beauty and energy supplements, for example.

Adults who switch generic levothyroxine preparations from one manufacturer to another do not have a difference in mean thyroid-stimulating hormone levels compared with those who do not switch, according to study data.