Reviewed EmpaFeb 21 2025 Empa researchers have developed a new 3D tissue analysis for thyroid tumors. This special X-ray technique uses artificial intelligence to enable faster and more precise diagnoses. In the future, this examination method could also be used for other types of cancer and replace more complex procedures with simpler imaging methods. The...
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The Puzzling Thyroid Panel: Answers to Tough Questions
Ann Thomas November 07, 2024 9259 Earlier this fall, Medscape Medical News spoke to endocrinologists Angela M. Leung, MD, and Karen Tsai, MD, on how to interpret abnormal results of thyroid hormone tests. To address some additional questions, we turned to Jenna S. Mammen, MD, PhD, an associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Johns...
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Repeat Testing of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules ‘Useless’?
Nancy A. Melville January 15, 2025 02 Thyroid nodules initially diagnosed on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology to be indeterminate rarely have a change in management after repeat FNA, suggesting little benefit in repeat testing of the nodule, with the exception of a few higher-risk subgroups, such as younger adults, new research concluded. “Our study...
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Understanding Graves’ disease
September 4, 2024 by Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Graves’ disease is a condition of the immune system that leads to an overactive thyroid. It is caused by antibodies attacking the thyroid by mistake. The thyroid and the hormones it produces are the gas pedal for the body. When someone produces too...
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Thyroid Warning on GLP-1s Could Raise Overdiagnosis Risk
Medscape Medical News > Conference News Kerry Dooley Young July 02, 2024 ORLANDO, Florida — Clinicians should keep in mind concerns about overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer when prescribing glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) drugs, as the US black box warning about this risk for this class of medicines for certain tumors in mice could trigger excess...
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Study Suggests Inappropriate Use of Thyroid Ultrasounds
Medscape Medical News Miriam E. Tucker DISCLOSURES | December 18, 2023 Nearly three quarters of dedicated thyroid ultrasounds don’t identify biopsy-recommended nodules, and over a third don’t identify any nodules, new research finds. “The number of thyroid ultrasounds performed in the United States has increased fivefold since 2002. This substantial increase produces a significant strain...
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Thyroid Specialists’ LT4+LT3 Prescribing Contradicts Beliefs
Miriam E. Tucker TOPLINE:European thyroid specialists report willingness to prescribe combination levothyroxine (LT4) + liothyronine (LT3) to patients with hypothyroidism who report persistent symptoms even after normalisation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. These specialists report LT4+LT3 prescribing despite nearly half attributing patients’ persistent symptoms to nonendocrine causes, and the lack of evidence supporting the efficacy...
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Selenium Supplementation Shows Thyroid Benefits
Nancy A. Melville TOPLINE:Selenium supplementation is associated with improvements in key thyroid measures in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis who are not treated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy, research from a new meta-analysis showed. METHODOLOGY:For the systematic review and meta-analysis, 35 randomized controlled trials were identified that included evaluation of selenium supplementation’s effects on thyroid function.The...
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What Does It Mean If You Have Nodules on Your Thyroid?
Written by Samantha C. Shapiro, MD | Reviewed by Mandy Armitage, MD Key takeaways: – Thyroid nodules are lumps on the thyroid gland. They’re extremely common.– Most thyroid nodules don’t cause symptoms and are found by accident.– Treatment depends on the type of thyroid nodule. Many don’t need any treatment at all. peakSTOCK/iStock via Getty...
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Exposure to dioxins can worsen thyroid function
by The Endocrine Society Exposure to dioxins can negatively impact thyroid function, according to a study presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. Dioxins are highly toxic compounds that are primarily produced by industrial processes, and their persistence in the environment makes them a significant public health concern. They are produced through a...