On August 7, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would be demanding the elimination of natural thyroid treatment, otherwise known as desiccated thyroid extract (DTE) or natural ...

CHICAGO — The 89th American Thyroid Association (ATA) Annual Meeting gets underway this week, offering a 5-day dive into all things thyroid, ranging from a broad selection of debates to plenary ...

Amid the ongoing uncertainties over the role of combination therapy in the treatment of hypothyroidism, endocrinology experts have issued a consensus statement that new clinical trials are warranted ...

Therapeutic substitution of levothyroxine alone can be made for a combination of levothyroxine and liothyronine, according to the results from a recent study. Marina Zemskova, MD, of the National ...

Mar. 24 -- TUESDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Two treatments aren't always better than one, suggests new research comparing thyroid hormone levels before and after thyroid removal surgery. The study ...

Thyroxine (T4) is the main hormone your thyroid makes. Your thyroid hormones are important because they control how your body uses energy from the food you eat. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) T4 ...

A low-functioning thyroid is one of the most common medical conditions diagnosed by physicians. Supplementation with thyroid hormone has been the gold standard for treatment for over 100 years. The ...

Triiodothyronine, or T3, is an important thyroid hormone that helps maintain muscle control, brain function and development, heart and digestive functions. High or low T3 levels may indicate an ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Please explain Hashimoto’s disease. I have heard it is rare, but two colleagues have recently been diagnosed. We all work in a very high-stress field. — J.H. Dear J.H.: Hashimoto’s ...