American Thyroid Association

• Can Endos Use Social Media Safely?   In this episode of the Thyroid Stimulating Podcast, Kaniksha Desia, MD, interviews Malini Gupta, MD, about her use of social media and best practices for endocrinologists.
  American Thyroid Association, November 27, 2023
• Illustrating the Progression of Thyroid Eye Disease   Thyroid Eye Disease often causes quality-of-life changes for patients. Endocrinologist Malini Gupta, MD, demonstrates the structural changes of thyroid eye disease in this series of images.
  American Thyroid Association, November 06, 2023
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• Thyroid Cancer Survivorship: A Physician's Own Experience   Kaniksha Desai, MD, interviews Anupam Kotwal, MD, about his journey from doctor to patient and how he managed his thyroid cancer diagnosis.
  American Thyroid Association, August 10, 2023
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• Preventing 'Worm-eaten Bones' From Hyperthyroidism Bone loss is often associated with hyperthyroidism; can it be reversed, and if so, how?
  American Thyroid Association, July 31, 2023
• T3 in Hypothyroidism Gets Extra Recommendation, With Caveats UK thyroid societies say the combination of LT3 with levothyroxine (LT4) may be warranted when symptoms persist after monotherapy, but only under key conditions.
  American Thyroid Association, July 20, 2023
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• TikTok's Fave Weight Loss Drugs: Link to Thyroid Cancer? Demand for Ozempic continues to surge, fueled by social media; but research suggests that for some, use of these injectables may be linked to increased risk for thyroid cancer.
  American Thyroid Association, March 15, 2023
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• Optimal Thyroid Health for All   With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the recent American Thyroid Association meeting looked at optimizing thyroid health. Maria Papaleontiou, MD, presents highlights from the meeting.
  American Thyroid Association, November 16, 2022
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• Can a Fitbit or Apple Watch Help Fight Thyroid Disease? With the increasing use of wearable devices that capture health data points, physicians can use this information to accurately assess their patients' symptoms, even remotely.
  American Thyroid Association, July 21, 2022
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• Is Long-Term Antithyroid Use the Best Treatment for Graves Disease?   Drs Angela Leung, Whitney Goldner, and David Cooper discuss long-term antithyroid use for managing Graves disease.
  American Thyroid Association, July 07, 2022
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• Graves Disease, Thyroid Eye Disease, and COVID-19 Is there a link between COVID-19 cases or vaccinations and the increased reports of thyroid autoimmunity and its complications? Drs McLeod and Balcerek attempt to answer this question.
  American Thyroid Association, April 21, 2022
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• Celebrity Factor: Raising Awareness for Thyroid Cancer South Korean actress Park So-dam announced publicly her thyroid cancer diagnosis, Dr Stephanie Smooke Praw discusses whether this draws attention to the need for screening.
  American Thyroid Association, February 08, 2022
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• A Thyroid Antibody Primer in Five Quick Cases What do thyroid antibodies tell us? These five clinical scenarios will teach you what you need to know.
  American Thyroid Association, November 15, 2021
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• Pregnant With Thyroid Disease? 5 Treatment Changes to Know About How should treatment change for patients with thyroid disease who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant?
  American Thyroid Association, August 12, 2021
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• A New Frontier in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment What is the best course of treatment for small, low-risk papillary thyroid cancer? New developments have created opportunities to deliver care in a more individualized manner.
  American Thyroid Association, April 26, 2021
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• 'Thyroid Diet': What's the Evidence? Can certain dietary changes benefit or harm thyroid health? What foods should be avoided, and which supplements consumed? Here are the answers to your patients' questions.
  American Thyroid Association, December 31, 2020
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• Assessing Thyroid Nodules: A Clinician's Guide Ultrasound of the thyroid and surrounding neck structures is the most important tool for differentiating benign from suspicious nodules.
  American Thyroid Association, December 11, 2020
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• Is Thyroid Disease Worsened by COVID? Little is known about the relationship between thyroiditis and COVID-19. How should clinicians answer patient questions about the potential risks and complications?
  American Thyroid Association, October 08, 2020
• 'I Don't Want to Die': Surprising Fears About Thyroid Surgery An endocrinologist and endocrine surgeon discuss some surprising concerns and anxieties that patients may have before thyroid surgery.
  American Thyroid Association, May 12, 2020
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• Subclinical Hypothyroidism Balancing Act: Knowing When to Treat Dr Tyler Drake presents three cases and discusses the factors to consider when deciding whether or not to treat subclinical hypothyroidism.
  American Thyroid Association, October 03, 2019
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• Surgery for Persistent Symptoms in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis? A recent study compared thyroidectomy with medical management for persistent symptoms of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. But is surgery really the answer?
  American Thyroid Association, July 17, 2019
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