By Dr. Aakaar Kapoor The thyroid, a little butterfly-shaped gland found at the base of the neck, is essential for general ...

If you’ve ever noticed a lump at the base of your neck, it could be a sign of goiter, an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid ...

Bollywood star Arjun Kapoor reveals that he was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Discover the causes, symptoms, and ...

The greater amount of thyroid hormone causes some functions in your body to become faster, like your heart rate. You may also experience weight loss and difficulty sleeping. Hyperthyroidism is ...

Your doctor will monitor them with regular ultrasounds of your neck. These growths cause your thyroid to make extra hormones, a condition called hyperthyroidism. They are very rarely cancerous.

Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in ...

What is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis? This autoimmune disease causes your body to attack its own thyroid tissue, leading to ...

Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) causes cellular damage and alters thyroid gland function by humoral and cell-mediated mechanisms. Cellular damage occurs when sensitized T-lymphocytes and/or ...

The thyroid is a small but powerful gland in your neck that controls how your body uses energy, regulates your metabolism, ...

A goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. This butterfly-shaped organ at the base of your neck releases hormones that control how well your body turns food into energy as well as ...