Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
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Iron deficiency may explain persistent hypothyroidism symptoms
Between 30% and 50% of hypothyroid patients with persistent symptoms despite adequate levothyroxine therapy may have covert iron deficiency,...
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Survivors of childhood cancers at increased risk for autoimmune diseases
Key clinical point: Survivors of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, and renal tumors, had a significantly increased risk of...
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Experimental LOXO-101 induces regression in several hard-to-treat cancers
Key clinical point:Inhibition of TRK gene fusion products is a novel strategy for treating cancer. Major finding: Three of three patients...
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LT4 therapy for SCH may improve pregnancy outcomes
Levothyroxine therapy during pregnancy in women with subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with a decrease in low birth weight and low Apgar...
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ITC 2015: Review IDs features to aid thyroid lymphoma diagnosis
Rapidly enlarging thyroid masses with compressive symptoms may signal thyroid lymphoma, according to findings from a review of cases at the Mayo...
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Guidelines: Follow low-risk benign thyroid nodules conservatively
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Even subclinical hypothyroidism ups risk for metabolic syndrome
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High free thyroxine may increase risk of sudden cardiac death
Key clinical point: Even subclinical hyperthyroidism may increase the risk of sudden cardiac death. Major finding: High free thyroxine in...
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ITC: Levothyroxine may improve obstetric outcomes in women with low thyroid function
Normalizing maternal thyroid function early in pregnancy may improve obstetric outcomes for women with subclinical hypothyroidism.
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Increased surveillance may explain post-Fukushima pediatric thyroid cancers
The increased incidence of thyroid cancers in Japanese youth after the Fukushima nuclear accident may be an artifact of increased surveillance.
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Surgical options for Graves orbitopathy can be vision saving
In the face of serious – even vision-threatening – complications, endocrinologists treating patients with Graves orbitopathy should understand...