CHICAGO – Treatment of hyperthyroidism with surgery or radioactive iodine significantly extends survival compared to antithyroid medication, while surgery raises the risk for obesity, new data from a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of adults with hyperthyroidism, 93.9% were treated with antithyroid drugs. Adults who underwent surgery or ...

Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, happens when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. Excessive thyroid hormones from hyperthyroidism elevate cardiovascular risks.

In a recent UAB MedCast episode, UAB Division of Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor Jessica Fazendin, M.D., Associate Professor Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, and UAB Division of Gastrointestinal ...

In this UAB MedCast podcast, Jessica Fazendin M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, section chief of endocrine surgery, and ...

Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland makes excessive amount of thyroid hormone. A low TSH level with a high FT4 level and a high FT3 level indicate hyperthyroidism (over-active ...