Eun Lee, MD Key Takeaways A T4 test checks thyroid function by measuring thyroxine levels.Symptoms of high T4 include a fast heart rate and weight loss.You don’t need to fast before you get a T4 test.

Review the side-effects of Thyroxine as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that the delivery of drugs into the brain, and especially into glial cells, can be enhanced with prodrugs that temporarily incorporate ...

For decades, surgeons and endocrinologists have treated hemithyroidectomy—the surgical removal of one lobe of the thyroid ...

A 41-year-old woman has been stable on the same dose of l-thyroxine (0.1 mg) for years, but her thyroid-stimulating hormone recently rose significantly. It turns out she has been donating plasma twice ...

Hypothyroidism during pregnancy has been associated with impaired cognitive development and increased fetal mortality. During pregnancy, maternal thyroid hormone requirements increase. Although it is ...

Hypothyroidism on the hands can cause symptoms like discolored skin, joint pain, and tingling. Hypothyroidism is the medical term for an underactive thyroid gland. This happens when your thyroid does ...

The multiple effects of antithyroid drugs include inhibition of thyroid hormone synthesis and a reduction in both intrathyroidal immune dysregulation and (in the case of propylthiouracil) the ...

A new study shows that the delivery of drugs into the brain, and especially into glial cells, can be enhanced with prodrugs that temporarily incorporate thyroxine or a thyroxine-like molecule. A new ...