January is Thyroid Awareness Month and a good time to learn about this small, but mighty gland. The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, just in front of the windpipe (trachea). It ...

More than 12% of Americans will develop a thyroid condition at some point, with women at greater risk than men. The thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ in the front of your neck, produces hormones ...

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that triggers the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormones than the body needs. It’s the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid.

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, does a deep dive on the signs of hyperthyroidism. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): ...

The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck, regulates metabolism, energy levels, digestion, and reproductive health. Thyroid disorders are among the most common endocrine conditions ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- According to the American Thyroid Association, about 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease, but up to 60 percent don't know it. Deborah Norville was one of them.

Most of us don’t give our thyroid a second thought. But the small, butterfly-shaped gland at the front of your neck plays a vital role in keeping your body functioning smoothly: It produces hormones ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — According to the American Thyroid Association, an estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease and data from the American Cancer Society indicates that just ...

Your heart is racing like you just ran a marathon, you’re sweating profusely despite sitting still, and you feel like your entire body is in overdrive. If you have hyperthyroidism, these could be ...

The thyroid, a small butterfly-shaped organ that sits in the front of the neck, plays an important role in controlling the body’s metabolism by releasing a hormone that affects different parts of the ...

Your lungs, your spine, your leg muscles...these are all big organs and body parts that do big jobs to keep you healthy and thriving. On the other end of the size spectrum is the thyroid, a ...

The thyroid makes hormones that influence various organs and systems within the body, including the systems responsible for a person’s sex drive, or “libido.” Reduced libido can arise as a result of ...