AVENTURA, Fla. — It’s estimated that one in five women age 60 and older have some form of thyroid dysfunction, yet a huge number will go undiagnosed. For years, Bonnie Reiter Lehrer wondered if she ...

Thyroid level tests, including the TSH test, help doctors diagnose thyroid conditions, including hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. Treatment may include hormones or other medications. The thyroid is ...

Thyroid blood tests help figure out how well your thyroid gland is working. TSH helps the thyroid gland know when to make ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C) cover the full cost of a TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) test after meeting your deductible. Medicare Part B generally covers two ...

Thyroxine (T4) is the main hormone your thyroid makes. Your thyroid hormones are important because they control how your body uses energy from the food you eat. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) T4 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — In a cohort of adults who received a thyroid function test during hospitalization, most did not have a ...

A thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) test looks for certain antibodies that attack the thyroid. The presence of TbAb in high levels may indicate that someone has an autoimmune condition. To conduct a TgAb ...

VICTORIA, British Columbia — A multicenter, double-blind clinical study on the latest-generation ThyroSeq version 3 (University of Pittsburg/CBLPath) gene-classifier test validates its high negative ...

Triiodothyronine, or T3, is an important thyroid hormone that helps maintain muscle control, brain function and development, heart and digestive functions. High or low T3 levels may indicate an ...

Hypothyroidism is also known as underactive thyroid. This condition affects the thyroid gland. People with this condition produce a low amount of thyroid hormone. Hypothyroidism and menopause share ...