Symptoms of thyroid disorders are weight loss/gain, hair loss, or issues regulating body temp. Thyroid disorders can either result from an overactive or underactive thyroid. An estimated 60% of people ...

January is Thyroid Awareness Month in the U.S. The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck and helps send out hormones to control activities in the body, like breathing and pumping blood. It ...

More than 12% of Americans will develop a thyroid condition at some point, with women at greater risk than men. The thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ in the front of your neck, produces hormones ...

Thyroid imbalances can manifest as subtle physical pain, including aching muscles, stiff joints, and persistent neck pain, beyond typical fatigue or m ...

Women are twice as likely as men to develop autoimmune thyroid issues A review published in JAMA highlights why women ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife, age 67, has been under treatment for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for 18 years now. The diagnosis was confirmed by antibody tests, and she has been taking some form of thyroid ...

ONE of the fields of usefulness for ACTH and cortisone is in the treatment of certain acute, self-limited inflammatory or allergic disorders, in which discomfort or even disability may be relieved by ...

Thyroid nodules commonly develop in humans and are variable in size, shape and location. Most of these growths are not cancer but may create symptoms of discomfort over time depending on the size, and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife, age 67, has been under treatment for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for 18 years now. The diagnosis was confirmed by antibody tests, and she has been taking some form of thyroid ...

Thyroid cancer is often a highly treatable disease. Most cases are detected in early stages and have excellent outcomes. There are several different types of thyroid cancer, and recent changes in ...