The thyroid gland produces the thyroxine hormone that regulates metabolism (energy release and levels), and acts like a ...

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The thyroid gland regulates your body weight and metabolism. Many people gain weight after thyroid removal surgery. However, some people may lose weight or not experience any weight changes.

Professor Oliver Bathe urges us to rethink papillary thyroid cancer, noting that “low risk” isn’t always synonymous with low ...

Thyroid surgery (thyroidectomy) involves the removal of some or all of the thyroid gland. This operation may be done to treat a number of diseases and conditions, including thyroid cancer, symptomatic ...

If you're one of the 17 percent of women in the United States with hypothyroidism, you've likely wondered if specific dietary changes could help improve your thyroid function. While there's no ...

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Dr. John Woody Major recently completed his 1,000th robotic surgery at Wellstar West Georgia. Major is a board-certified ...

Thyroglobulin (Tg) is a protein made by the thyroid gland. It's mostly used to help guide the treatment of thyroid cancer. Thyroidectomy (surgical removal of the thyroid gland) or radioactive ablation ...

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Globally, women are roughly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer. However, recent research shows that ...

She was suffering from a condition called hypocalcemic tetany —caused when the small parathyroid glands are accidentally removed or damaged during thyroid surgery. Sadly, I see many such ...