Thyroid

Providers should use age- and sex-specific reference ranges to diagnose subclinical hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, especially for older adults, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Women who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer as adolescents or young adults have no difference in pregnancy rates compared with those who have never had thyroid cancer, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Mothers who give birth to babies with neonatal hypothyroidism tend to have higher levels of free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies than those whose newborns have normal thyroid levels, according to a study.

A voluntary recall has been issued for an oral solution of levothyroxine sodium due to possible subpotency among some of the manufactured products, according to a company press release.

The Healio and Endocrine Today editors have compiled the top thyroid news stories from 2022.

Few older adults who undergo total thyroidectomy for treatment of Graves’ disease developed hypoparathyroidism requiring calcitriol therapy, according to data published in Thyroid.

Individualized care and patient satisfaction are among the areas of emphasis in a new consensus statement on management of thyroid eye disease.

Overall survival rates for adults diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma are similar between those with a history of cancer and those with no previous cancer diagnosis, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who use a GLP-1 receptor agonist for more than 1 year may have an increased risk for thyroid cancer, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.