Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. Its main job is to produce thyroid hormones, which help regulate your body's metabolism and control your heart rate, body ...

If you have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, surgery is a standard and effective treatment. Oncologist Jason Hunt, MD, FACS, provides insights into the surgery process and after. Topics include the ...

Remote-access thyroidectomy may be appropriate for a small group of patients who meet strict selection criteria and only when performed by experienced surgeons, according to a new statement from the ...

An isthmusectomy is a procedure to treat thyroid tumors in the center of your thyroid gland. It preserves more of your thyroid tissue than more invasive procedures. An isthmusectomy is a type of ...

Study finds up to 94% of papillary thyroid cancers in the past three decades were overdiagnosed, with stable mortality rates, despite soaring detection rates.

Thyroid disease is common, yet many of the symptoms are nonspecific. Here, the number-one sign your thyroid is off that ...

During Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month, Clayman Thyroid Center will observe the second annual Hashimoto’s Disease Awareness Day on March 11 — a national initiative launched in 2025 to elevate ...

According to the national average, most patients with this type of cancer are diagnosed at age 51, typically after they exhibit its most common symptoms.

Endocrinologists share the surprising signs of thyroid disease, including hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, that you should know. Plus, when to see a doctor.

After undergoing surgery to remove an overactive thyroid in 2014, games designer and publisher Xeo Lye had jokingly asked his doctor how long he could survive without thyroid hormone replacement pills ...