January is Thyroid Awareness Month. We don’t hear a lot about thyroid disease until we know someone who is diagnosed. I probably would not think much about it had my dad not had surgery to remove half ...

I wasn’t familiar with all the other symptoms and complications of this type of thyroid disease, and my mom’s medical history was always complicated. As the years progressed, it was unclear ...

Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) causes cellular damage and alters thyroid gland function by humoral and cell-mediated mechanisms. Cellular damage occurs when sensitized T-lymphocytes and/or ...

Hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid, or when the gland does not make enough hormones. Hashimoto's disease affects 1-2% of people. 2. Wendy Williams In 2018, talk show host Wendy Williams ...

Managing Hyperthyroidism in Older Adults Thyroid disease is often missed in older adults because its symptoms overlap with those of “normal aging.” In this two-article series, we examine ...