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Radioiodine for Hyperthyroidism Not Found to Be Associated With Incident Cancer Risk

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Hannah Dellabella

In patients with hyperthyroidism, treatment with radioiodine is not associated with incident cancer in long-term follow-up.

Levothyroxine Dose at Discontinuation Linked to Congenital Hypothyroidism Permanence

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Hannah Dellabella

Compared with patients with transient congenital hypothyroidism, patients with permanent disease were on a higher levothyroxine dose at discontinuation.

Trends in Incidence of Thyroid Cancer Examined in United States

From 2009 to 2016, the incidence of thyroid cancer reached a plateau and possibly started to decline.

Inflammation Linked to Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients With Psoriasis

While the rate of thyroid dysfunction among patients with psoriasis generally is not higher than expected, psoriasis in patients with thyroid dysfunction is more clinically severe and serum levels of C-reactive protein are higher.

Maternal SCH May Increase Risk for Prematurity, Neonatal Respiratory Distress

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Hannah Dellabella

Maternal TSH levels >4 mIU/L are associated with increased risks for prematurity and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.

Overt Hypothyroidism May Increase All-Cause Mortality Risk in Elderly Patients

Hypothyroidism is significantly associated with increased all-cause mortality, but not cardiovascular mortality, among the elderly.

FDA Panel Votes on Teprotumumab for Thyroid Eye Disease

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Diana Ernst, RPh

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee voted in favor of the approval of teprotumumab (Horizon Therapeutics) for the treatment of thyroid eye disease.

Sample Timing Significantly Affects Diagnosis of Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction in Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Amit Akirov, MD

Time of thyroid function sampling may affect the diagnosis of subclinical thyroid dysfunction in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Effects of Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction on Bone Mineral Density in Adults

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Amit Akirov, MD

Researchers found no association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and bone mineral density in healthy middle-aged adults.

Radiation Exposure From CT Scans Linked to Thyroid Cancer

Exposure to medical radiation from computed tomography scans is associated with an increased risk for thyroid cancer and leukemia.

Mixed Views on Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

The benefits of treating overt hypothyroidism in women who are pregnant or planning pregnancy are clear, but there is less clarity regarding the maternofetal and neonatal effects of subclinical hypothyroidism.