Millions of people around the world have thyroid problems, which can affect many parts of the body. The thyroid is a small ...

One of the most common causes of thyroid problems is autoimmune disease. This happens when your immune system, which normally ...

(Boston)—Untreated hyperthyroidism, conditions where there is excess thyroid hormone present, can adversely affect health, leading to increased risks for abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure, ...

What does your thyroid do? Your thyroid gland influences almost all of the metabolic processes in your body through the hormones it produces. Your thyroid gland is part of your endocrine system. When ...

An overactive thyroid, aka hyperthyroidism, causes symptoms like fatigue and menstrual changes and can be dangerous to your health long-term.

Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones, whereas hyperthyroidism is when the thyroid gland produces too much. The conditions have different symptoms and ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008;4(12):683-694. Traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, lymphocyte hypophysitis, or Sheehan syndrome, any time up to several decades previously, might ...

If your mysterious weight loss, sudden intolerance to heat, and noticeably irregular period has you scouring the internet for the reasons why, you’ve probably wondered if your symptoms are the result ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008;4(12):683-694. Pituitary tumor apoplexy often occurs in patients with untreated pituitary adenomas or after stimulation tests with hypothalamic hormones (such as ...