Tag: Hormones: Thyroid
FDA Upgrades Recall on 160,000+ Bottles of Thyroid Medication
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has upgraded a recall of a...
RSNA: Levothyroxine Tied to Bone Loss Over Time in Older Adults
Authors say findings may be due to relative excess of thyroid hormone even when treatment is targeted to reference range goals
Thyrotoxicosis Linked to Risk for Incident Cognitive Disorder
Exogenous thyrotoxicosis remained a significant risk factor for cognitive disorders when stratified by cause and severity
ENDO: Common Meds Interfere With TFTs in Older Adults on Thyroid Hormone
Almost one-third of older adults on thyroid replacement therapy take at least one medication that interferes with thyroid function tests
Inflammation Tied to Thyroid Dysfunction With Psoriasis
Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction high with generalized pustular, erythrodermic psoriasis
Newborn Iodine Status Not Tied to Congenital Hypothyroidism
But among infants treated in neonatal ICU, cases had significantly higher blood iodine levels than controls
ENDO: Thyroid Hormone Use May Up Mortality Risk in Older Adults
Increased risk for death seen for visits on LT4 versus those with isolated elevated TSH who were untreated
Overt Hypothyroidism May Up All-Cause Mortality in the Elderly
However, no association seen between hypothyroidism and cardiovascular mortality
Similar CV Event Rates Seen for Generic, Brand Levothyroxine
Event rates did not differ for atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke
Thyroid Hormones Not Endorsed for Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Almost all adults with SCH would not benefit from treatment with thyroid hormones
