Eun Lee, MD Key Takeaways A T4 test checks thyroid function by measuring thyroxine levels.Symptoms of high T4 include a fast ...

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 ...

In most cases a routine thyroid test is ordered by doing a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) assessment. When TSH levels are low or high, it may indicate an overactive or a sub-functioning thyroid, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have low thyroid levels. My blood tests say that the levels are OK, but I still have all the symptoms. I received biological hormones, which helped a lot, but yams bind to the ...

Weight gain, stress, hair fall or menopause? An endocrinologist explains the common myths that delay thyroid diagnosis in ...

Approximately a third of older patients treated with thyroid hormones report the concurrent use of medications that can interfere with the accuracy of thyroid function tests, potentially compromising ...

Some physicians are ordering thyroid tests for unsupported reasons While most thyroid ultrasound orders are warranted, researchers say guidelines could be clearer to help reduce overdiagnosis of ...

Each year, thanks to inconclusive tests for thyroid cancer, thousands of people undergo unnecessary surgeries to remove part or all of their thyroids. A new test based on the unique chemical ...

You can now investigate your health worries from the comfort of your own home, using DIY testing kits that claim to screen for a range of conditions including high cholesterol, diabetes and thyroid ...