A newly developed handheld probe helped distinguish between thyroid and parathyroid tissues during surgical procedures, according to a diagnostic/prognostic study. Using real-time mass spectroscopy, ...

Thyroid nodules diagnosed by ultrasonography have become more common. Surgery intervention is the preferred treatment for thyroid cancer, but distinguishing the parathyroid gland from surrounding ...

Thyroid and parathyroid conditions can severely impact quality of life and, in some cases, endanger it. Experts can easily ...

Dawn Ethier, a police officer in Ottawa, Canada, recalls how her life revolved around managing her 100-pill-a-day regimen. Her symptoms began 3 weeks after her thyroid surgery, but it took another 4 ...

UAB Department of Surgery Fay Fletcher Kerner Chair Herbert Chen, M.D., has been featured by UAB MedCast to explain the signs, symptoms, and potential complications of parathyroid disease. Chen ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) is a group of rare genetic conditions that increase the risk of certain tumors in your glands. Parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal glands, and digestive tract tumors are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The thyroid, a small butterfly-shaped organ that sits in the front of the neck, plays an important role in controlling the body’s ...

At the Baylor College of Medicine Endocrine Surgery Clinics at the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Drs. Raymon Grogan, James W. Suliburk, Feibi Zheng and their team, specialize in the treatment of tumors ...

The thyroid, a small butterfly-shaped organ that sits in the front of the neck, plays an important role in controlling the body’s metabolism by releasing a hormone that affects different parts of the ...