A randomized crossover trial evaluated the efficacy of different l-thyroxine dosing strategies and different target thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) ranges in patients with treated hypothyroidism.

Levels of thyroid function considered "normal" were still associated with increased mortality, according to a study suggesting that cardiovascular disease (CVD) plays an important role. People ...

The researchers found that 82.4 percent of adults continued taking the same sourced preparation, while 17.6 percent switched among generic levothyroxine preparations. Among 2,780 propensity-matched ...

High TSH levels can mean you have an underactive thyroid or a pituitary gland tumor. Low TSH levels can mean you have an overactive thyroid or issues with the pituitary gland. TSH levels are first ...

Switching between generic levothyroxine products won't make much of a clinical difference, a new study suggested. In a comparative effectiveness research study of 15,829 patients, those who switched ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. “For any patient with hypothyroidism, a TSH level ...

Earlier this fall, Medscape Medical News spoke to endocrinologists Angela M. Leung, MD, and Karen Tsai, MD, on how to interpret abnormal results of thyroid hormone tests. To address some additional ...