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 ...
Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes are increased by maternal thyroid disease and adequate treatment is thought to reduce these risks. Hypothyroidism is commonly treated with levothyroxine ...
Viridian Therapeutics said on Monday its experimental drug to treat chronic thyroid eye disease (TED) met the main goal of a late-stage study, sending the company's shares up more than 13% in ...
Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) causes cellular damage and alters thyroid gland function by humoral and cell-mediated mechanisms. Cellular damage occurs when sensitized T-lymphocytes and/or ...
Thyroid hormones stimulate metabolism. Problems with metabolism can affect the heart, the nervous system, the lungs, muscles, and childhood growth. Hypothyroidism affects both men and women ...