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Heart Benefit with Dulaglutide; New Hot Flash Therapy; Diabetes Risks in Women

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

NCRI: Highlights from the Annual Conference

Prostate cancer tradeoffs, rising melanoma mortality, safer regimen for thyroid cancer

Molecular Profiling Can ID Cancer Risk in Thyroid Lesions

In lesions with atypia, different mutations confer higher and lower risks

Better Specificity with Next-Gen Thyroid Gene Sequence Test

Afirma GSC seems to send fewer patients for surgical intervention

Thyroid Nodule Location Predictive of Malignancy

Nodules in the upper pole more likely to be cancerous

Low PTH-Calcium Ups Risk for Long-Term Parathyroid Problems

Levels help guide patient management after thyroidectomy

AACE 2018: Setting a Course for Endocrinology's Future

Annual meeting highlights include new obesity treatments, nutrition medicine, intensive T2D management

ENDO 2018 Roundup: New Tx Options for Obesity, Low BMD, Benign Thyroid Disease

A snapshot of noteworthy studies from The Endocrine Society meeting

EndoBreak: Oral Semaglutide Success; Methyldopa for T1D

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Thyroid Screening Advised for Some Kids with Alopecia Areata

Those with atopy, Down syndrome, and familial history may be at increased risk

Slow Medicine: Overmedicating Thyroid 'Disease'

A better approach to subclinical hypothyroidism

Euthyroid Achievement Possible With Once-Weekly L-Thyroxine

Most patients normalized thyroid function with 12 weeks of higher dose

Should Repeat FNA for Thyroid Nodules Again Be Recommended?

A systematic review and meta-analysis reported a 98% NPV for repeat FNA

Thyroid Disease Linked With Uveitis

The conditions may share a common autoimmune pathophysiology

Can Your Furniture Give You Thyroid Cancer?

Household flame retardants tied to disease occurrence, severity

Clinton's Hypothyroid Medication Draws Interest

Candidate is taking Armour Thyroid rather than levothyroxine

Survey: Diabetics Get Little Sympathy at Work

Co-workers give more slack to colleagues with other conditions

Combo Tx Leads to Better Outcomes for Hypothyroidism

T3-T4 therapy improves symptoms, boosts quality of life

How Abbott Sells Hypothyroidism in India

Blurring the line between "awareness" and hucksterism

Surgery May be Best Tx for Hashimoto's Disease

Thyroidectomy leads to significant improvement in chronic fatigue

Thyroid Specialists Gather in Florida

15th International Thyroid Congress gets underway Sunday

Do Statins Up a Woman's Risk for Thyroid Cancer?

Estrogen may neutralize the cancer-protective effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Levoxyl Returns, But Will Patients Switch Back?

After being recalled about a year ago for unusual odors, Levoxyl is set to come back on the market in March, but clinicians may not be inclined to switch back, some experts said.

OTC Thyroid 'Boosters' May Harm

Patients who take over-the-counter supplements that promise to enhance thyroid function may get more than they bargained for, endocrinologists warn.

Hyperthyroid Drugs Tied to Birth Defects

SAN JUAN -- Two of the most commonly used drugs for treating hyperthyroidism were linked to birth defects when used in early pregnancy, though they have differing effects, researchers reported here.

TSH Suppression: More Harm Than Good After Cancer Surgery?

SAN JUAN -- Suppressing thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) after thyroidectomy for low-risk cancer increases the risk of osteoporosis in women without cutting back on cancer recurrence, researchers reported here.

Hypothyroidism Hikes Death Risk in Blacks

African Americans with hypothyroidism face an increased risk of death, and in patients with congestive heart failure, even mild underactive thyroid disease raises mortality risk, a retrospective cohort study found.

Case Study Links 'Pot' to Pituitary Damage

PHOENIX -- Daily use of marijuana over 15 years was associated with a case of low testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone, researchers reported here.

Full Thyroid Removal May be Best in Graves' Disease

Removing the whole thyroid lessens the chance of hyperthyroidism recurrence in Graves' disease compared with partial thyroidectomy, but it also leads to increased temporary hypoparathyroidism, researchers found.

Readers Say Vitamin Levels Should Be Checked Yearly

Processed foods, mineral-depleted soil, overcooked vegetables, increased stress levels -- all of these increase the chances of having a vitamin deficiency, according to a vocal majority of 51成人动漫 readers who commented on last week's poll.

Excess Weight Unlikely to Be 'Glandular Problem'

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Correcting the hormonal deficit caused by hypothyroidism did not trigger significant weight loss in children with acquired hypothyroidism.