American Thyroid Association

This collection features commentaries, interviews, and slideshows developed by Medscape in collaboration with the American Thyroid Association. It is designed to advance the understanding of thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer, and to offer guidance to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and the entire patient care team.

• Why the Hesitancy in Recommending Combination T3/T4 Therapy?   Debate continues on whether combination therapy or T4 alone is the best treatment for hypothyroidism Dr. Kaniksha Desai interviews Dr Antonio Bianco on the best treatment option.
  American Thyroid Association, May 2023
• TikTok's Fave Weight Loss Drugs: Link to Thyroid Cancer? Demand for Ozempic continues to surge, fueled by social media; but research suggests that for some, use of these injectables may be linked to increased risk for thyroid cancer.
  American Thyroid Association, March 2023
• Optimal Thyroid Health for All   With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the recent American Thyroid Association meeting looked at optimizing thyroid health. Maria Papaleontiou, MD, presents highlights from the meeting.
  American Thyroid Association, November 2022
• Can a Fitbit or Apple Watch Help Fight Thyroid Disease? With the increasing use of wearable devices that capture health data points, physicians can use this information to accurately assess their patients' symptoms, even remotely.
  American Thyroid Association, July 2022
• Is Long-Term Antithyroid Use the Best Treatment for Graves Disease?   Drs Angela Leung, Whitney Goldner, and David Cooper discuss long-term antithyroid use for managing Graves disease.
  American Thyroid Association, July 2022
• Graves Disease, Thyroid Eye Disease, and COVID-19 Is there a link between COVID-19 cases or vaccinations and the increased reports of thyroid autoimmunity and its complications? Drs McLeod and Balcerek attempt to answer this question.
  American Thyroid Association, April 2022
• Celebrity Factor: Raising Awareness for Thyroid Cancer South Korean actress Park So-dam announced publicly her thyroid cancer diagnosis, Dr Stephanie Smooke Praw discusses whether this draws attention to the need for screening.
  American Thyroid Association, February 2022
• A Thyroid Antibody Primer in Five Quick Cases What do thyroid antibodies tell us? These five clinical scenarios will teach you what you need to know.
  American Thyroid Association, November 2021
• Pregnant With Thyroid Disease? 5 Treatment Changes to Know About How should treatment change for patients with thyroid disease who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant?
  American Thyroid Association, August 2021
• A New Frontier in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment What is the best course of treatment for small, low-risk papillary thyroid cancer? New developments have created opportunities to deliver care in a more individualized manner.
  American Thyroid Association, April 2021

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