Endocrinology & Hormones

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (183+ words) A 37-year-old Sudanese woman with a 15×10-cm thyroid mass extending from her neck into the chest underwent complex repeat surgery at CARE Hospitals, Hitech City. The procedure was challenging due to scar tissue from her previous thyroid operation. Hyderabad: A…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (714+ words) The drug is the first and only disease-modifying treatment for the rare neurological disease. The drug, which directly targets the protein that drives the disease, was developed in collaboration with Ionis Pharmaceuticals from research done at the University of Wisconsin…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (653+ words) Dr. Marijo Bilusic, a genitourinary medical oncologist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, says that the bigger change isn’t the number of approvals — it’s that prostate cancer is no longer treated as one disease with one treatment plan. Dr. Bilusic said…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (645+ words) Hormone therapy might help women experiencing “brain fog” during menopause, a new small-scale study says. “Estrogen plays a well-documented role in protecting the brain, yet there are still no approved type and dose of treatment that specifically targets the cognitive…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (286+ words) Prior research hints that unusual variations in testosterone might influence mood disorders and impulse control across a person’s lifespan. Han Wang and Qian Zhao, researchers at Beijing Anding Hospital and Capital Medical University in China, led a team to investigate…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (232+ words) “When the thyroid isn’t functioning well, it is often a sign that something deeper is driving it.” My approach is built around a simple sequence: Test. Clear. Nourish. Thrive. Test properly, clear whatever is driving the dysfunction, whether that’s gut…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (264+ words) By Kunal Das and Siddhi Mahatole Sept 16 (Reuters) – Drug developer Sling Therapeutics said on Wednesday it had raised $123 million to advance a late-stage trial ​of its experimental oral drug to treat thyroid ‌eye disease. The disease causes inflammation and swelling…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (281+ words) Review of Optometry A new cross-sectional study in BMC Ophthalmology suggests that serum immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) may help flag the presence and severity of thyroid eye disease (TED) in patients with Graves’ disease, offering eyecare providers a potential complementary biomarker alongside standard…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (602+ words) Low libido with age isn't always about testosterone. An endocrinologist explains what andropause really does to sexual health, and the risks of self-prescribing testosterone boosters Low libido is the hallmark symptom According to Dr. Aarthi Devi, the most associated symptom…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (389+ words) As Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) approaches, many people with type 1 diabetes will once again face a difficult question: Is it possible to observe the fast without putting their health at risk? A new study conducted jointly by the…...