Thyroid

CHICAGO — Using three different statistical models, researchers determined that exposure to individual and a combination of 20 dioxins negatively affects thyroid function, according to a presenter at ENDO 2023.

There have been several changes in the management of low-risk thyroid cancer in recent years, but researchers are still trying to answer what level of surveillance is appropriate for patients.

Nearly one-quarter of adults with documented thyroid nodules also have diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine Research.

Thyroglobulin levels differed by glucocorticoid use, but not by thyroid function, among a cohort of adults hospitalized for COVID-19, according to findings published in Frontiers in Endocrinology.

In a small group of adults diagnosed with medullary thyroid microcarcinoma, few had disease recurrence or died during more than 6 years of follow-up, according to findings from an Australian database.

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.

So, here we go again. I came across another, random, person with a thyroid enlargement. And the endocrinologist in me would not let go!

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.

SEATTLE — Most adults with hypoparathyroidism no longer needed calcium or vitamin D supplementation after initiating a once-daily active parathyroid hormone drug, according to a speaker.

Women with gestational diabetes or gestational thyroid disease are more likely to give birth to a child with congenital hypothyroidism than women without either condition, according to study data.