You’ve probably heard of the thyroid gland, but do you know what it does? Most people aren’t usually aware of their thyroids ...

Thyroid physical examination findings didn't correlate with ultrasonography findings in a cohort of patients where a majority showed no symptoms of thyroid enlargement; however, enhanced training in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a healthy woman. I recently had a whole-body thermography exam that highlighted my thyroid rather dramatically. Should I get a blood test for my thyroid and/or an ultrasound? -- ...

Almost everything that happens to our bodies is because of hormones whether big or small. Hormones are the chemicals that carry several vital functions by regulating glands. Thyroxine is one of the ...

Hsiu Hsiang Grant was visiting in Taiwan in 2012 when she suddenly felt dizzy and fell for no apparent reason. Upon returning home to Las Vegas, she had a physical exam and discovered that a nodule ...

Thyroid collars should be used for all dental x-rays when they do not interfere with the examination, according to a new policy statement issued June 13 by the American Thyroid Association (ATA). The ...

A 46-year-old Asian woman was seen in the endocrine clinic for evaluation of a goiter. She was originally from China, where here physician noted that she had an enlarged thyroid gland and reported an ...

This trial looked cabozantinib (also called XL184) for medullary thyroid cancer that has spread outside the thyroid gland and cannot be removed with surgery. Cabozantinib is type of cancer growth ...