THE proper treatment of a disease is usually based on the physician's knowledge of its natural course without treatment. Of hyperthyroidism such knowledge is lacking after long observation by ...

US endocrinologists are favoring antithyroid drugs over radioactive iodine in initial Graves’ disease treatment, and new ...

If hyperthyroidism progresses to thyrotoxicosis, it can cause symptoms that increase the risk of heart failure. Without treatment, heart failure can be fatal. If a person notices any sudden or ...

Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are largely the result of an autoimmune disease, but there are other potential causes ...

While further work is needed before this can become a clinical therapy, the protocol we've developed could pave the way for regenerative treatments for hypothyroidism," says Dr. Hollenberg ...