FDA Approves New Drug for Rare Thyroid Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug called Cometriq to treat a rare form of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of t...
BPA Disrupts Thyroid Function in Pregnant Animals, Offspring
In newborn sheep, utero exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is associated with decreased thyroid function, finds study published in Endocrinology. Hypothyroidism is characterized by poor mental an...
New IPhone App to Detect and Manage Thyroid Disease
Researchers at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, unveiled a new app for iPhone that can be used to detect and manage hypothyro...