Pediatrics
Restrictive diets may cause thyroid troubles in young kids
(HealthDay)—Two cases of children who developed iodine deficiency highlight the risks of putting too many restrictions on young kids' diets, researchers say.
May 10, 2016
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News tagged with thyroid gland
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study links low thyroid function to greater odds of type 2 diabetes
Having too little thyroid hormone in the blood—even in the low-normal range—raises the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, especially in people with prediabetes, a new study in nearly 8,500 people finds. The study results ...
Apr 3, 2016
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Surgery
Need your thyroid removed? Seek a surgeon with 25+ cases a year
A new study from Duke Health suggests that patients who need to have their thyroid gland removed should seek surgeons who perform 25 or more thyroidectomies a year for the least risk of complications.
Mar 14, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds thyroid function may be restored through patient-derived human cells
A discovery made by investigators from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) may help lead to the development of a cell-based regenerative therapy to restore thyroid ...
Oct 22, 2015
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Surgery
Thyroidectomy complication rates are lower if surgeon performs 25 or more cases yearly
Patients undergoing a total thyroidectomy are 34 percent less likely to experience complications if their surgeon performs at least 25 cases per year of this operation to remove the entire thyroid gland, according to new ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Increased detection of low-risk tumors driving up thyroid cancer rates, study finds
Low-risk cancers that do not have any symptoms and presumably will not cause problems in the future are responsible for the rapid increase in the number of new cases of thyroid cancer diagnosed over the past decade, according ...
Sep 8, 2015
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Surgery
Polish doctors perform rare throat-area transplant
Polish surgeons said Monday they have successfully performed a rare and extensive transplant of the throat area.
May 4, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer survivors may have higher thyroid cancer risk
(HealthDay)—Women who survive breast cancer may have a higher-than-average risk of developing thyroid cancer in the next several years, a new study suggests.
Mar 6, 2015
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Health
Flawed study overstates link between fluoride and ill health
Researchers have widely criticised a new study that questions the safety of water fluoridation, arguing the findings were overstated and the study poorly designed.
Feb 25, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Lenvima approved for common thyroid cancer
(HealthDay)—Lenvima (lenvatinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) that has progressed despite radioactive iodine therapy, the agency said Friday in ...
Feb 13, 2015
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