A few drops of blood, collected in the first days of life, are tested almost immediately for serious conditions that can and should be treated early — such as congenital hypothyroidism, cystic ...

According to the American Thyroid Association, your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of your ...

Should All Newborns Be Screened for Congenital Hypothyroidism? Drs Kaniksha Desai and Larry Fox discuss congenital hypothyroidism, including when to test and how to treat it. Thyroid Stimulating ...

Today the Global Down Syndrome Foundation published its Policy Statement on how potential changes to Medicaid can affect ...

We love our large dogs and the positive, playful energy they breed. However, our large canine friends can also be more prone ...

Higher TT4 levels were found in women, and White individuals had higher TSH levels. Subclinical hypothyroidism varied from 2.4% for ages 20-29 years to 5.9% for ages 70 years or older, when ...

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TEAM 4 Travis is an advocacy group with one objective – to ensure it doesn’t take an autopsy to diagnose isolated congenital asplenia. As part of our Patient Insights series, founder Allison ...

Here is a detailed look at the hidden link between the IBS, hypothyroidism, and metabolism that you need to know. The future of treating IBS and hypothyroidism lies not in silos, but in synergy. When ...

The future of treating IBS and hypothyroidism lies not in silos, but in synergy. More than ever, there’s a call for collaboration across disciplines—between gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, and ...

They can also act like antithyroid drugs, slowing down your underactive thyroid and potentially causing hypothyroidism. While soy foods do not affect the thyroid gland in people with normal thyroid ...

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, the autoimmune form of hypothyroidism, tends to progress slowly over many years and often remains undiagnosed until the disease is advanced. Even when treatment is started, ...