Health informatics
What's that rash? Put some thought into asking Google for medical help
Dr. Google is often on call for worried patients, but it may not give the best advice.
May 1, 2025
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Disease or Syndrome: Hyperthyroidism
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Lithium linked to risk for thyroid dysfunction, chronic kidney disease in bipolar disorder
Lithium is associated with an increased risk for thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with incident bipolar disorder (BD), according to a study published online Feb. 11 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 12, 2025
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Health
7 things you can do if you think you sweat too much
Sweating is our body's way of cooling down, a bit like an internal air conditioner.
Nov 21, 2024
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Ophthalmology
Understanding Graves' disease
Graves' disease is a condition of the immune system that leads to an overactive thyroid. It is caused by antibodies attacking the thyroid by mistake. The thyroid and the hormones it produces are the gas pedal for the body. ...
Sep 4, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Star Wars' star has Graves' disease: What is this disorder?
"Star Wars" actor Daisy Ridley has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that can come with serious consequences: heart failure, stroke and thinning bones, just to name a few. With more than 3.3 million Americans affected ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Surgery
Risks for major adverse cardiovascular events, mortality lower after surgery for hyperthyroidism
For patients with newly diagnosed hyperthyroidism, surgery is associated with lower risks for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality, according to a study published online March 4 in JAMA Network ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Health
Thyroid disease is common in the US—learn more about signs, symptoms
There are 20 million people in the United States who suffer from thyroid disease. According to the National Cancer Institute, Kentucky has a higher rate of thyroid cancer than the rest of the country.
Mar 4, 2024
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Cardiology
Lower risk of death, cardiovascular events in hyperthyroid patients treated with surgery than with medication
Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, happens when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. Excessive thyroid hormones from hyperthyroidism elevate cardiovascular risks.
Mar 4, 2024
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Graves' disease: When the thyroid is overactive
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.
Jan 19, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thyrotoxicosis linked to risk for incident cognitive disorder
For older adults, exposure to a low thyrotropin (TSH) level from either endogenous or exogenous thyrotoxicosis is associated with an increased risk for incident cognitive disorder, according to a study recently published ...
Dec 30, 2023
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