What does your thyroid do? Your thyroid gland influences almost all of the metabolic processes in your body through the hormones it produces. Your thyroid gland is part of your endocrine system. When ...

Thyroid blood tests help figure out how well your thyroid gland is working. TSH helps the thyroid gland know when to make more thyroid hormones. Free T4 is the type of hormone that becomes active when ...

Thyroid disorders are increasingly common in India but often remain undiagnosed due to subtle symptoms and persistent myths.

A thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) test is a blood test that can help diagnose Graves’ disease, an autoimmune condition that causes an overactive thyroid. A TSI test measures levels of TSIs in ...

Graves' disease, an autoimmune thyroid disorder, is being diagnosed more often among young adults. Doctors explain symptoms, ...

As January marks Thyroid Awareness Month there is one conversation that needs to be prioritised and that is the necessity of ...

A diagnostic test developed by a startup in Ribeirão Preto, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, helps identify and classify thyroid nodules. The test prevents patients with suspected ...

Thyroid eye disease (TED), also known as Graves’ eye disease or Graves’ ophthalmopathy, is an inflammatory condition in people with thyroid disease. Treatment may include medication, eye drops, and ...

Q: I'm writing so that you will inform readers about undiagnosed and untreated thyroid problems. A knew of thyroid problems in my family and had my thyroid checked regularly. But each time I was told ...