Thyroid
COVID-19, big data top themes for all-virtual ENDO meeting
Organizers behind this year’s ENDO annual meeting created a virtual program that builds on last year’s first-ever online experience, incorporating the latest research on the COVID-19 pandemic, cutting-edge science and online networking.
Thyroid disease does not influence COVID-19 progression
The risk for testing positive for COVID-19 or developing more severe disease does not differ between adults treated for hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism and euthyroid controls, according to a Danish database analysis.
Better trials needed to assess combination therapy for hypothyroidism
Three large professional thyroid organizations issued a joint statement calling for new trials of combination therapy to treat hypothyroidism, citing new clinical endpoints and the importance of assessing patient-reported outcomes.
Pituitary disease unlikely in adults with low free T4 and normal free T4 index
Most adults with free thyroxine levels slightly below the reference range have normal free T4 index values and did not have abnormal findings on pituitary imaging or functional tests, according to a study published in Endocrine Practice.
Most adults with hypothyroidism dissatisfied with treatment
A majority of adults with hypothyroidism responding to a survey said they were dissatisfied with treatment and reported having a low quality of life score, according to study data published in Clinical Endocrinology.
Long-term antithyroid drugs effective therapy for Graves’ disease
Long-term use of antithyroid drugs can be a viable alternative to ablative therapies for the management of Graves’ disease, according to a review article published in Clinical Endocrinology.
One-third of patients remain euthyroid after ending thyroid hormone replacement
More than one-third of individuals taking thyroid hormone replacement remained euthyroid after discontinuing their medication, according to study findings published in Thyroid.
BMD, bone microarchitecture improve in women after euthyroid restoration
Women with hyperthyroidism had improvements in bone mineral density and bone microarchitecture 1 year after attaining euthyroid status, according to findings published in Thyroid.
Mediterranean diet may be ‘healthy food model’ to prevent thyroid autoimmune disorders
A cohort of euthyroid individuals with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis were more likely to eat meat and less likely to adhere to a Mediterranean diet than healthy controls, according to findings published in Thyroid.
Long-term ultrasound follow-up unnecessary after low-risk papillary thyroid cancer
Follow-up ultrasound scans conducted in adults treated for low- to intermediate-risk papillary thyroid cancer are more likely to detect nonactionable findings than clinically significant disease, according to study data.