This research shows that how strong the thyroid treatment is can be a risk factor for heart problems. The good news is that ...

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) prompts the thyroid gland to increase hormone production. Your body uses TSH to control thyroid hormone levels. TSH ensures you have the thyroid hormones to regulate ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 72-year-old female. I was diagnosed 27 years ago with Graves’ disease, and was given radioactive iodine to kill my thyroid. I have been on levothyroxine since, and my blood work ...

Metformin use was associated with a reduction in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels among patients with type 2 diabetes who also had treated hypothyroidism, a new large database analysis finds.

Thyroid blood tests help figure out how well your thyroid gland is working. TSH helps the thyroid gland know when to make more thyroid hormones. Free T4 is the type of hormone that becomes active when ...