by University of Aberdeen Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Diagnosis is only the start of a lengthy journey for the majority of thyroid disease patients, according to new research exploring people’s experience of living with the condition. Marking World Thyroid Day on 25 May, researchers at the University of Aberdeen have released the findings of a survey...
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1 in 3 older thyroid patients take medications that interfere with thyroid function tests
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY WASHINGTON–Nearly one-third of adults age 65 and older who take thyroid hormone also take medications that are known to interfere with thyroid function tests, according to a study presented virtually at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting. “Our findings highlight the complexity of managing thyroid hormone replacement in older adults, many...