American Thyroid Association

This collection features commentaries, interviews, and slideshows developed by Medscape in collaboration with the American Thyroid Association. It is designed to advance the understanding of thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer, and to offer guidance to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and the entire patient care team.

• Optimize Thyroid Before and After Pregnancy The time to manage thyroid health is before pregnancy. Caroline Nguyen, MD, offers recommendations for helping patients optimize thyroid function.
  American Thyroid Association, November 2024
• Is Thyroid Cancer a 'Good' Cancer? Experts & Patients Say No Although papillary thyroid cancer outcomes generally are good, the disease can still be life-altering for years to come.
  American Thyroid Association, October 2024
• Can Thyroid Dysfunction Cause Hormonal Imbalance? When to suspect that thyroid dysfunction is responsible for a hormonal imbalance, and how to determine whether it is the cause.
  American Thyroid Association, April 2024
• Managing Stress for a Healthier Thyroid Studies have shown that stress can cause thyroid disease. Why is this and what can be done to help patients?
  American Thyroid Association, February 2024
• Illustrating the Progression of Thyroid Eye Disease   Thyroid Eye Disease often causes quality-of-life changes for patients. Endocrinologist Malini Gupta, MD, demonstrates the structural changes of thyroid eye disease in this series of images.
  American Thyroid Association, November 2023
• Preventing 'Worm-eaten Bones' From Hyperthyroidism Bone loss is often associated with hyperthyroidism; can it be reversed, and if so, how?
  American Thyroid Association, July 2023
• T3 in Hypothyroidism Gets Extra Recommendation, With Caveats UK thyroid societies say the combination of LT3 with levothyroxine (LT4) may be warranted when symptoms persist after monotherapy, but only under key conditions.
  American Thyroid Association, July 2023
• TikTok's Fave Weight Loss Drugs: Link to Thyroid Cancer? Demand for Ozempic continues to surge, fueled by social media; but research suggests that for some, use of these injectables may be linked to increased risk for thyroid cancer.
  American Thyroid Association, March 2023
• Optimal Thyroid Health for All   With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the recent American Thyroid Association meeting looked at optimizing thyroid health. Maria Papaleontiou, MD, presents highlights from the meeting.
  American Thyroid Association, November 2022
• Can a Fitbit or Apple Watch Help Fight Thyroid Disease? With the increasing use of wearable devices that capture health data points, physicians can use this information to accurately assess their patients' symptoms, even remotely.
  American Thyroid Association, July 2022

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