Carly Scaduto, 43, was tired of feeling tired. She'd dealt with years of exhaustion that no physical exam or blood test could explain. Still, she refused to give up. After taking matters into her own ...

A friend who was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease is now fearful of getting thyroid cancer, which happened to another family member. A social media site advocates a rigid diet, such as no gluten, ...

After undergoing surgery to remove an overactive thyroid in 2014, games designer and publisher Xeo Lye had jokingly asked his doctor how long he could survive without thyroid hormone replacement pills ...

If your mysterious weight loss, sudden intolerance to heat, and noticeably irregular period has you scouring the internet for the reasons why, you’ve probably wondered if your symptoms are the result ...

Plus, when to see a doctor.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- According to the American Thyroid Association, about 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease, but up to 60 percent don't know it. Deborah Norville was one of them.

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 ...

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 ...