Thyroid blood tests are an important part of diagnosing and treating thyroid disease. Based on how high or low the different values are—including key hormones such as TSH and T4—the lab can determine ...

Hashimoto's disease, or Hashimoto thyroiditis, is an autoimmune condition affecting the thyroid gland. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

If there's one health test I've seen most women in my family talk about at least once in their lives, it's the thyroid test. My mother has hypothyroidism. My maternal aunt had hypothyroidism. My ...

Amid the ongoing uncertainties over the role of combination therapy in the treatment of hypothyroidism, endocrinology experts have issued a consensus statement that new clinical trials are warranted ...

If you're like most primary care clinicians, your email inbox is flooded with messages from patients with questions about lab results. A common query: Should I be worried about an abnormal value on a ...

On August 7, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would be demanding the elimination of natural thyroid treatment, otherwise known as desiccated thyroid extract (DTE) or natural ...

Dear Dr. Roach: If levothyroxine (the T4 hormone) has a long half-life (seven days), how does the pituitary gland provide fine control of the thyroid’s T4 hormone during a short time period (minutes, ...

While starting fat loss or fitness journey, it is imperative to understand that apart from diet and exercise being the center of attention, what is going on inside the body is equally essential. What ...

Phase II Study of Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, and Panitumumab in Patients With KRAS/NRAS/BRAF Wild-Type Microsatellite Stable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is increasingly ...