Thyroid

High and low free thyroxine levels are associated with lower global brain perfusion in adults and could lead to brain diseases, such as dementia, according to a presenter.

A re-analysis of thyroid imaging reporting and data system ultrasound scoring after molecular analysis is a cost-effective option to assist with preoperative diagnosis of indeterminate thyroid nodules, data from a retrospective study show.

In an update on notable, recently conducted thyroid studies, a speaker reviewed the latest treatments and imaging modalities for children and adults that have the potential to change thyroidology practice.

Changes in thyrotropin-binding inhibitory immunoglobulin levels for people with refractory Graves’ disease differed for those undergoing total thyroidectomy vs. radioactive iodine therapy, according to study data.

Women are about four times more likely than men to be diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer during their lifetime, even though the prevalence of thyroid cancer at autopsy is roughly the same in men and women, according to study findings.

More than two-thirds of adults who underwent surgery for benign thyroid disease at a California health center were eligible for thyroid radiofrequency ablation, according to study findings published in Surgery.

Eating more foods that are high in protein and saturated fatty acids is associated with better thyroid function, according to findings from a cross-sectional study published in Nutrition.

Saleh Aldasouqi, MD, never saw himself as a writer — and initially, not as an endocrinologist — until he learned how much he enjoyed telling stories that show the human side of practicing medicine.

For my inaugural post for this blog in November 2016, I wrote about the spectacular sight of the closest full supermoon since January 1948. It was a special occasion for me, generally and personally.

The FDA granted priority review to cabozantinib for treatment of certain patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.