Is weekly levothyroxine as effective as daily therapy in patients with hypothyroidism? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTOnce-weekly levothyroxine (LT4) therapy is an effective alternative for patients with hypothyroidism compared with daily therapy, especially for those...
Levothyroxine Dose Adjustment in Pregnant Women With Primary Hypothyroidism Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTThe maternal thyroid hormones have to be strictly regulated during pregnancy for optimal maternal and fetal outcomes.Although there are no specific...
Elderly patients on Levothyroxine may have increased mortality Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTSubclinical hypothyroidism is a very common situation when thyroid function is not normal but is not defined as a disease.Researchers from Israel have...
10 percent of patients on levothyroxine have continued symptoms Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTHypothyroidism is a common disorder, and replacement therapy with levothyroxine (LT4) is the standard treatment.Hanneke Wouters at the University of...
New guideline for amiodarone-related thyroid dysfunction Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jun 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe European Thyroid Association (ETA) has developed a new guideline for the management of amiodarone-associated thyroid dysfunction. The...
LT4 and LT3 combo effectively improves QOL in a subset of hypothyroid patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Thyroid Association (ATA), and The Endocrine Society recommend levothyroxine (LT4)...
Study finds Bedtime dosing of Levothyroxine better in Hypothyroidism Vinay Singh singh16 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTBedtime dosing of Levothyroxine showed improved thyroid hormone status control and could be a viable option in the treatment of patients with...
Routine hormone therapy has no benefit in subclinical Hypothyroidism Vinay Singh singh7 Oct 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in the JAMA Network finds that the use of thyroid hormone therapy was not associated with improvements in general quality of...
Diagnosis, management of thyroid disease during pregnancy: ATS guideline Hina Zahid5 Jun 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Thyroid Association (ATS) has released an updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and the...
TSH level higher than 2.5 mIU/L in first trimester increases risk of spontaneous abortion Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTIran: During the first trimester of gestation, the upper limit for the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) should be redefined to <2.5 mIU/L,...
A rare case of liver failure induced by mercury exposure and acetaminophen Hina Zahid18 Oct 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Barathi Sivasailam at Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA and colleagues have reported a rare case of...
Rare case of Levothyroxine-induced liver injury: a report Hina Zahid21 Oct 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Abbas F. Hlaihel at ThiQar Medical School, Nasiriyyah, Iraq and colleagues have reported a rare case of Levothyroxine-induced liver injury. The...
