As a consequence of the widespread adoption of preventive health checks and accessible laboratory tests, thyroid function levels have become a common part of a physician-patient interaction. However, ...

Approximately a third of older patients treated with thyroid hormones report the concurrent use of medications that can interfere with the accuracy of thyroid function tests, potentially compromising ...

Thyroxine (T4) is the main hormone your thyroid makes. Your thyroid hormones are important because they control how your body uses energy from the food you eat. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) T4 ...

Thyroid level tests, including the TSH test, help doctors diagnose thyroid conditions, including hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. Treatment may include hormones or other medications. The thyroid is ...

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 ...

Thyroid imbalances significantly impact skin, hair, and nail health. Hypothyroidism causes dryness, brittleness, and slow healing, while hyperthyroidism leads to thin, moist skin, hair thinning, and ...

Other than the telltale signs of weight changes, shifts in gut functions or the immune system may also indicate underlying ...

Compared with primary care physicians, specialists were more likely to order unnecessary thyroid ultrasonography, according to a new study. In a survey of over 600 physicians, many physicians ordered ...