The thyroid, a small butterfly-shaped organ that sits in the front of the neck, plays an important role in controlling the body’s metabolism by releasing a hormone that affects different parts of the ...

A longitudinal analysis reveals subtle but significant age-related changes in thyroid function among healthy older adults, potentially affecting thyroid reference ranges and influencing the diagnosis ...

Accurately diagnosing thyroid function is critical to avoid harms of unnecessary treatment. This study found that age-, sex-, and race-specific reference intervals reclassified nearly half of patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers created thyroid function reference ranges adjusted for age, sex and racial-ethnic background. Using ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Steering clinicians toward a cascade approach for thyroid function testing cut unnecessary orders by a monthly average of 15% and concurrent orders by 19% per month, according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . TSH testing rates were mostly unchanged in the U.S. from 2006 to 2020. There was a dip in TSH testing in April ...

Fatigue, weight changes, anxiety or mood swings—your thyroid may be trying to tell you something. Here’s how to decode early signs of thyroid imbalance and when to seek help (Image: Unsplash) Thyroid ...

Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a type of thyroid gland inflammation. It commonly leads to neck pain and symptoms that affect the body, such as fever and muscle pain. SAT is the most common, painful ...