Maggie Smith, the Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actor known for her roles in "Downton Abbey," the "Harry Potter" film ...

Hyperthyroidism—often referred to as an overactive thyroid—is a condition that causes you to produce excess thyroid hormone. Your thyroid is a gland in your neck that controls body functions such as ...

Endocrinologists provide tips for how primary care clinicians can describe the results of thyroid tests to patients and what ...

Medication, lifestyle alterations, and occasionally surgery are the methods of treating both hyperthyroidism and ...

When there is an increase in thyroid hormone production as a result of an enlarged thyroid gland in cats, it’s called hyperthyroidism (also known as thyrotoxicosis). With thyroid hormone production ...

Dame Maggie Smith faced devastating symptoms after being diagnosed with Graves' disease before she passed away.

Over the past three decades, rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising even as diagnoses among older ...

Among patients with autoimmune hyperthyroidism, those who use cannabis were 1.9 times more likely to develop exophthalmos ...

Menstrual irregularities seemed to become more common among women who experienced two major earthquakes in Turkey in 2023.

Women whose ovaries have prematurely stopped producing eggs are over 2.5 times more likely to have an autoimmune disorder, ...

A new study reveals that women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) are over 2.5 times more likely to develop autoimmune disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis and hyperthyroidism. The findings, ...

The late Maggie Smith was candid about her health throughout her six-decade career. Ahead, discover everything she's shared ...