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

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

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

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

Recent research has highlighted the bone-health risks of taking thyroid medication, prescribed to 23 million Americans.

Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in ...

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 ...

"Data indicates that a significant proportion of thyroid hormone prescriptions may be given to older adults without hypothyroidism," said study leader Dr. Elena Ghotbi, a postdoctoral research fellow ...

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 ...