New research suggests that a thyroid medication often prescribed to older Americans may be linked to a common problem ...

Prescribed to treat hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer, around 7% of the U.S. population takes levothyroxine. The drug is a ...

The loss of bone mineral density and bone mass is called osteoporosis, a disease that affects an estimated 10 million ...

Elena Ghotbi, a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Related Study finds no evidence Ozempic, Wegovy raise risk of thyroid cancer Microwave ...

M.D., postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Though there are some variables, a normal reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone ...

Could a Common Thyroid Medicine Weaken Bones? By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that a thyroid medication often prescribed ...

In people with hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroxine on its own, often resulting in fatigue, weight gain, hair loss and other symptoms. If left untreated ...

Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone ...

Could Synthroid be doing more harm than good? New research links the thyroid medicine to potential bone loss. Dr. Yadal Safai ...

Levothyroxine, the second-most-commonly prescribed medication for older adults in the U.S., has been linked to lower bone density.

A new study reveals a potential link between levothyroxine, a common treatment for underactive thyroid, and bone loss in ...