BLOOM (TAMPA) – Triple board-certified physician and founder of Spectra Wellness Solutions, Dr. Lisa Koche, recently joined Gayle Guyardo on the global health and wellness show Bloom to discuss the ...

A radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) tests the function of your thyroid gland, which helps regulate your metabolism. It works by measuring how much radioactive iodine is absorbed by the thyroid gland, ...

A longitudinal analysis reveals subtle but significant age-related changes in thyroid function among healthy older adults, potentially affecting thyroid reference ranges and influencing the diagnosis ...

Accurately diagnosing thyroid function is critical to avoid harms of unnecessary treatment. This study found that age-, sex-, and race-specific reference intervals reclassified nearly half of patients ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Steering clinicians toward a cascade approach for thyroid function testing cut unnecessary orders by a monthly average of 15% and concurrent orders by 19% per month, according to ...

Thyroid disorders can quietly disrupt women’s reproductive health, affecting periods, fertility, and pregnancy. Understand ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers created thyroid function reference ranges adjusted for age, sex and racial-ethnic background. Using ...

Research suggests that taking high doses of biotin may lead to inaccurate thyroid lab results. Stopping biotin several days before your test can help you avoid this. Biotin is a B-complex vitamin that ...

Pregnancy significantly affects the thyroid gland and its function due to increased metabolic needs. For example, a maternal body requires 40% to 100% more thyroid hormones to meet the needs of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . TSH testing rates were mostly unchanged in the U.S. from 2006 to 2020. There was a dip in TSH testing in April ...