Oprah missed the boat with hypothyroidism
Thyroid patient advocate Mary Shomon poignantly bemoans the end of Oprah’s daytime talk show and the loss of an opportunity to shed light on hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s for millions of [...]
New TSH standards expected to double diagnoses
Good news for millions of undiagnosed sufferers of hypothyroidism: The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) recommends a narrower TSH range of 0.3 to 3.0. Typical lab ranges today are [...]
LA Times: TSH ranges too narrow
Millions of undiagnosed hypothyroid and Hashimoto's sufferers moved closer to recognition when the Los Angeles Times published the story "As doctors debate what is 'low thyroid,' many with condition go [...]
Science admits normal TSH doesn’t resolve hypothyroidism in Hashimoto’s
A study published early this year in the February issue of Thyroid found that Hashimoto’s can cause thyroid symptoms and decrease quality of life even when TSH is normal. Patients [...]
Do you still have hypothyroidism despite treatment?
For most Americans, thyroid hormones miss the true cause of hypothyroidism A suffering flight attendant’s accidental discovery Doctors diagnosed Alaina,* 45, with hypothyroidism ten years ago. Despite taking thyroid hormone [...]