Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
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Obesity linked with more aggressive papillary thyroid carcinoma
Obesity was strongly associated with more aggressive papillary thyroid carcinoma features, but not with a greater likelihood of disease recurrence...
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Hypothyroidism tied to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality
Hypothyroidism was common among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and was independently associated with mortality.
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When to think ‘primary aldosteronism’
Long considered rare, primary aldosteronism is now known to cause 5%-10% of all ‘essential’ hypertension.
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Attack PCOS in adolescents hard
Aggressive therapy in teens may reduce later health complications from PCOS.
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Turn down the androgens to treat female pattern hair loss
Antiandrogen hormones can help stabilize, and even improve, female pattern hair loss.
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New treatment target for hypothyroid elderly
Target thyroid-stimulating hormone in hypothyroid elderly to 4-6 mIU/L.
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ESTIMABL trial: Current rhTSH cost outweighs benefits
The thyroid ablation rate with recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone injections, or rhTSH, was shown in the randomized phase III Etude...
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New Cushing’s guidelines emphasize team approach
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Tumor location, radiotherapy predict neuroendocrine dysfunction after pediatric glioma
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Extreme weight states may activate the HPA axis
Cortisol measures vary by weight, rising with more significant obesity – but not to levels seen in women with anorexia nervosa, suggesting that...
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Moderate THST was most effective at treating thyroid cancer
In all stages of thyroid cancer, moderate THST was associated with significantly improved overall survival and disease-free survival.