January is Thyroid Awareness Month in the U.S. The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck and helps send out hormones to control activities in the body, like breathing and pumping blood. It ...

Q: I noted a swelling in the front of my neck and my doctor thinks it is my thyroid. She ordered some blood tests and an ultrasound. What can this be? A: The thyroid (identified as a separate body ...

Surgeons at Nyeri County Referral Hospital perform a thyroid surgery on a patient. [Kibata Kihu/ Standard] Thyroid disease is a general term for a medical condition that keeps your thyroid from making ...

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

Up to 60% of people with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition and struggle to recognize the symptoms, which can be challenging in part because misinformation easily found online can lead to ...

Thyroid imbalance affects your metabolism, which can lead to gradual and unexplained weight gain. Doctor shares 5 signs of subtle symptoms.

Subclinical hyperthyroidism means that a person has low or undetectable levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal levels of free thyroid hormones. It usually does not cause symptoms. The ...