Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) A hormone produced by the pituitary gland. TSH stimulates the release of thyroid hormone. Related terms: Thyreotrophic Hormone, Thyreotropin,…
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Pendred Syndrome Genetic disorder that causes early hearing loss in children. It also can affect the thyroid gland and sometimes creates problems…
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Hypothyroidism: Tests Too little thyroid hormone. Symptoms include weight gain, constipation, dry skin, and sensitivity to the cold. Also called underactive thyroid.…
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Hypothyroidism: Treatments Too little thyroid hormone. Symptoms include weight gain, constipation, dry skin, and sensitivity to the cold. Also called underactive thyroid.…
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Hypothyroidism: Symptoms
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Hypothyroidism: Symptoms Too little thyroid hormone. Symptoms include weight gain, constipation, dry skin, and sensitivity to the cold. Also called underactive thyroid.…
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Hashimoto’s Disease An autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland (a gland located beneath the larynx). Tests Part of: Autoimmune Disease, Thyroiditis About…
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Graves’ Disease
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Graves’ Disease An autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormone. This causes such symptoms as…
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Why Is It So Hard for Doctors to Talk to Patients About Death?
by PBS June 10, 2016Dr. Atul Gawande just wanted to give a patient some hope. But he ended up saying something he would regret. In FRONTLINE’s new film Being Mortal, Gawande remembers treating Sara Monopoli, a woman who was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer at 34, in the ninth month of her pregnancy. After giving birth to a […]