INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Emily Callen gained weight her first semester in college, and she felt lethargic. The combination was concerning because she has a family history of thyroid issues. The thyroid ...

Why a healthy thyroid matters, from breathing to your mood. September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Like many other types of cancer, if caught early, thyroid cancer can be treated. Although ...

Q: My mother and father have hypothyroidism, as do my two younger sisters. Now I’ve been experiencing symptoms that would indicate thyroid problems. My doctor checked my T3 and TSH levels, but did not ...

Performing a self-neck check can help in the early detection of thyroid cancer — however, neck swelling does not always signify thyroid cancer. Sometimes, a medical examination is necessary. Share on ...

Roughly half of adults over 40 have thyroid nodules. While these lumps in the thyroid gland are common and usually not cause for alarm, doctors say it’s a good idea to have any type of lump or nodule ...

(KUTV) -Hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid is as common in women as breast cancer, but because many people aren’t familiar with the thyroid and since the symptoms of hypothyroidism are so ...

January is Thyroid Awareness Month, a campaign of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists designed to inform the public of the importance of this organ and how to recognize when ...

Q: What is the thyroid and what does it do? A: The thyroid is a small butterfly shaped organ that lives in the lower neck, just above your collarbones. Its job is to create hormones, which helps all ...

The thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the front of the neck, is part of the endocrine system. Small lumps or bumps, called nodules, are often present — and may or may not be ...

Doctors used to simply monitor patients who, like Levine, had borderline thyroid problems, periodically retesting their thyroid hormone levels but holding off on treatment unless those levels were ...