Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of adults with hyperthyroidism, 93.9% were treated with antithyroid drugs. Adults who underwent surgery or ...

In a recent UAB MedCast episode, UAB Division of Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor Jessica Fazendin, M.D., Associate Professor Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, and UAB Division of Gastrointestinal ...

Surgery for hyperthyroidism is uncommon. At this center, only about 7% of the 4139 patients referred for thyroid surgery had hyperthyroidism. In this randomized trial, which spanned a 5-year period, ...

Lithium is associated with an increased risk for thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with incident bipolar disorder (BD), according to a study published online Feb. 11 in ...

A South Carolina jury awarded $5.1 million in damages to a woman in a medical malpractice case against her surgeon, who she accused of wrongly removing her entire thyroid gland. Radioactive iodine ...

Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, happens when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. Excessive thyroid hormones from hyperthyroidism elevate cardiovascular risks.

(Boston)—Untreated hyperthyroidism, conditions where there is excess thyroid hormone present, can adversely affect health, leading to increased risks for abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure, ...

Learn about hyperthyroidism symptoms, causes, treatment options, and how health insurance helps manage thyroid care costs.

Surgeons at Nyeri County Referral Hospital perform thyroid surgery on a patient. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] In the realm of medical challenges, Dr Geoffrey Omolo, a specialist physician and ...