An overactive thyroid, aka hyperthyroidism, causes symptoms like fatigue and menstrual changes and can be dangerous to your ...

Thyroid nodules are solid or fluid-filled lumps that form within your thyroid, a small gland located at the base of your neck, just above your breastbone. The great majority of thyroid nodules aren’t ...

Nursed to Health is an occasional feature in which Jacksonville University Keigwin School of Nursing faculty discuss symptoms, diagnoses and treatments based on composites of patient cases handled by ...

BOSTON — Nodules located in the upper pole of the thyroid gland may carry a greater risk for malignancy than those in the lower pole, new research suggests. The findings were presented May 19 here at ...

A thyroid nodule is an abnormal growth of thyroid cells within the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that is located in the lower front of the neck. Its job is to ...

These lumps in the thyroid gland in the neck are common and usually not a cause for alarm, though it is still a good idea to have it checked out. About half of adults over the age of 40 have thyroid ...

The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...

January is Thyroid Awareness Month; the American Thyroid Association estimates some 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. Whether it’s an overactive thyroid, underactive thyroid or ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A groundbreaking minimally invasive procedure for treating thyroid nodules is making waves in Utah, offering patients an alternative to major surgery for this common thyroid ...

IN 1948 an epidemiologic investigation of cardiovascular disease was begun in Framingham, Massachusetts. Careful palpation of the thyroid region was included in the cardiac evaluation of each patient.