Most of us don’t give our thyroid a second thought. But the small, butterfly-shaped gland at the front of your neck plays a vital role in keeping your body functioning smoothly: It produces hormones ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, takes a look at visible signs of thyroid disease. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): ...

Patients who choose not to intervene after a diagnosis of thyroid cancer face a challenging path--one that is often defined by a sense of isolation and anxiety, according to a first-of-its-kind study ...

WASHINGTON--While older adults with hypothyroidism face an elevated risk of death, individuals with subclinical hypothyroidism, a milder form of underactive thyroid, did not face the same risk, ...

The thyroid helps with several functions within the body. Thyroid issues can cause various symptoms that a person may not associate with the thyroid, such as mood and skin changes. The thyroid is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thyroid cancer survivors often have unmet psychosocial, physical financial and educational needs. Clinicians ...

Women with a history of hypothyroidism face a significantly higher risk of developing liver cancer, according to a new study in the May issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on ...