Dear Dr. Roach: I'm set to have a CT scan of my lungs with iodine dye. I have hypothyroidism and am on 25 mg of levothyroxine. Should I take the medicine the day of the test? Or should I have the CT ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 55-year-old man was sent for consultation for a hypermetabolic thyroid found on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . His laboratory tests showed calcium 11.3 mg/dL, parathyroid hormone (PTH) 257 pg/mL (normal: 10-60 pg/mL), ...

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer, affecting more people each year as detection rates continue to rise.

FNA is recommended for all palpable solitary or dominant nodules, independent of size. FNA is preferred over thyroid scan or ultrasonography as the initial diagnostic test for thyroid nodules. However ...

Hand-held probe expected to cut huge number and cost of unnecessary surgeries ‘dramatically’. The European Commission is funding a new “innovation action” project via the photonics public-private ...

The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...

Hyperthyroidism, also known as overactive thyroid, is caused by an overproduction of thyroid hormones. Unfortunately, the thyroid gland is complex, and the signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism can ...