Of the four main types of thyroid cancer, the vast majority are differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Radioiodine (I-131) therapy has been used in the management of patients with DTC since the first ...

A slightly underactive thyroid gland, the low end of normal, may help to explain some infertility of unknown cause, according to findings of a cross-sectional study published online in the Journal of ...

The thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test measures the amount of TSH in the blood to convey how well a person’s thyroid functions. Normal levels are typically 0.4 to 4.0 milliunits per liter (mU/L) ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have low thyroid levels. My blood tests say that the levels are OK, but I still have all the symptoms. I received biological hormones, which helped a lot, but yams bind to the ...

Brooke Nickel receives Fellowship funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Anthony Glover receives funding from Cancer Institute NSW. The thyroid is a gland located at ...

Keeping an eye on your thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels is key to catching any signs of thyroid dysfunction early on. That's because an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) or overactive ...

As many as one-third of doctors may be sending patients for a thyroid ultrasound for reasons not supported by guidelines, a new study finds. The use of ultrasound to detect thyroid cancer has led to a ...