Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers created thyroid function reference ranges adjusted for age, sex and racial-ethnic background. Using ...

Accurately diagnosing thyroid function is critical to avoid harms of unnecessary treatment. This study found that age-, sex-, and race-specific reference intervals reclassified nearly half of patients ...

Adjusting the reference intervals of thyroid function diagnostic tests -- for age, sex, and race -- reclassified many people into different disease categories when compared with current reference ...

Thyroid nodules are common, as they are found in up to 8% of adults. These nodules are becoming increasingly prevalent, possibly because of the increased use of ultrasound imaging. These nodules are ...

Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Key Takeaways Even if TSH levels are normal, people can feel symptoms of hypothyroidism.Talk to your healthcare provider if you have symptoms; they might adjust ...

A patient with subclinical hypothyroidism has a very high thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), but his other thyroid function tests (triiodothyronine, thyroxine, etc.) are normal. His insurer will not ...