January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month, celebrated this year by the thyroid surgeons at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery by publishing a new thyroid nodule size chart that lay-people can use to ...

Thyroid antibodies are cells the immune system forms in response to thyroid cells. They develop when the immune system mistakenly attacks thyroid cells and tissues. High levels can indicate an ...

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) helps control how much thyroid hormone your thyroid makes. High TSH usually means hypothyroidism, while low TSH points to hyperthyroidism. A typical adult TSH target ...

There is a growing list of medications known to adversely affect thyroid function or interpretation of the results of standard thyroid laboratory testing. Many of these drugs are commonly used ...

A blood test can check the amount of hormones that your thyroid is making. Many factors can affect these levels. (Photo credit: Jarun011/Dreamstime) A TSH test is done to find out if your thyroid ...

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the middle of the neck. It is considered important to regulate the metabolism of the body. In simple words, the thyroid gland determines how fast ...

Thyroid conditions, including hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and thyroid cancer, are common. For example, up to 7% of the U.S. population has hypothyroidism, a condition in which your thyroid ...