Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MDKey TakeawaysThyroid blood tests help figure out how well your thyroid gland is ...

Dear S.P.: The symptoms of low thyroid levels can be very nonspecific. Fatigue or weakness, intolerance of cold temperatures, and weight gain are common, but many conditions (anemia is a big one) can ...

I am a male who is 58 years of age. I recently had an MRI of my cervical spine, and just this month, I had a CT scan of my ...

Brooke Nickel receives Fellowship funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Anthony Glover receives funding from Cancer Institute NSW. The thyroid is a gland located at ...

You could indeed have hyperthyroidism, and if you saw your doctor, you would very likely be tested.

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm set to have a CT scan of my lungs with iodine dye. I have hypothyroidism and am on 25 mg of levothyroxine. Should I take the medicine the day of the test? Or should I have the CT ...

Thyroid-stimulating hormones (TSH) help regulate your body’s production of thyroid hormone. High TSH levels mean your thyroid is underperforming, while low levels mean you’re producing too much. Your ...

Of the four main types of thyroid cancer, the vast majority are differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Radioiodine (I-131) therapy has been used in the management of patients with DTC since the first ...

Dear Dr. Roach • I’m set to have a CT scan of my lungs with iodine dye. I have hypothyroidism and am on 25 mg of levothyroxine. Should I take the medicine the day of the test? Or should I have the CT ...