CHICAGO— Using multiples of median calculations to assess thyroid-stimulating hormone levels among more than 4.3 million women in rural China, researchers found that risks for delivering a baby before ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with a higher TSH level in the first trimester of pregnancy have higher odds for gestational diabetes. The ...

Older adults with apparent hypothyroidism may or may not need treatment. This second article about thyroid disease in older ...

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 ...

Levels of thyroid function considered "normal" were still associated with increased mortality, according to a study suggesting that cardiovascular disease (CVD) plays an important role. People ...

Subclinical hypothyroidism is a mild form of hypothyroidism. It occurs when only one of two main thyroid levels is elevated. It doesn’t usually cause symptoms, and it’s unclear how or if it affects ...

Even though levothyroxine helps a lot of people, a new study from the University of Michigan warns that if the treatment is ...

At first, Olympic marathoner Jared Ward thought he was just tired. He’s 33, with five kids ranging from 11 months to 9 years old. Surely, some extra fatigue comes with the territory. But Ward—a ...

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Levothyroxine is a frequently prescribed drug in the United States, particularly for older people, as lower thyroid function can be associated with aging. Questions remain over how appropriately it is ...