Overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer in the United States remains a persistent problem, according to a study published online Feb.

Thyroid cancer continues to be overdiagnosed, though the survival rate remains unchanged, according to a study published Feb. 5 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Here are five notes from the ...

You cannot see it; you cannot feel it and most people have no idea what it does. In fact, most people do not know about their thyroid unless they have ...

HealthDay News — The absolute risk for thyroid cancer is low among patients receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy, but risk is elevated in the first year of treatment, ...

They also inhibit the actual release of thyroid hormone by your thyroid gland and disrupt the peripheral conversion of the thyroid storage hormone T4 into the active thyroid hormone T3. In very large ...

Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland in the neck. Thyroid cancer affects women more often than men. It has a good prognosis. Risk factors include a family history of this cancer, radiation ...

The thyroid gland, a small butterfly-shaped organ located in the neck, plays a vital role in regulating the body’s metabolism and producing hormones essential for overall health. However, awareness ...

Your thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland at the front of your neck. It might be small but it plays a vital function by producing hormones that control how your body uses energy. The hormones ...

Doha, Qatar: Thyroid gland plays a key role in regulating metabolism by secreting the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which help maintain digestive system health, muscle ...

The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located in the lower part of the neck. It produces thyroid hormones which are vital for the normal working of the brain, heart, muscles and other organs as well ...

The pituitary gland ... and a posterior lobe. It secretes pivotal hormones such as growth hormone, TSH, ACTH and prolactin, which regulate functions including growth, thyroid function and blood ...