Posts by Kimberly Dorris
2025 Annual Fund Letter
If you’ve donated in the past to the GDATF (thank you for your support!), please check your mailbox soon for our 2025 annual fund letter. You can also read the…
Read MoreNew Patient Bulletin: A Role for Self-Care in Evidence-Based Medicine
“Are there any alternative treatments for Graves’ disease?” At the Graves’ Disease & Thyroid Foundation, it’s a question we get a lot. And while the short answer is “no”, there…
Read MoreThe Daily Grind: Breakfast, Coffee, and Levothyroxine
by Kimberly Dorris, Executive Director, GDATF I’m old enough to remember the classic coffee jingle, “the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup”. I’ve never been a…
Read MoreU.S. Food and Drug Administration Threatens Enforcement Action over Desiccated Thyroid Extract (DTE) Products
by Kimberly Dorris, GDATF Executive Director This has been a rapidly evolving situation – please bookmark this page and check back for updates! The newest updates are included at the…
Read MoreNavigating Your Lab Visit: Be Prepared and Informed
Lab visits can be stressful — but with the right plan, you can make them quicker, easier, and less stressful, so you can focus on your health, not the hassle.
Read MoreHow to Navigate Work and Life with Chronic Autoimmune Disease
By Kimberly Dorris Last week, the GDATF and Immunovant hosted a presentation with Michelle Irving, Founder of Career and Chronic. Navigating Your Path: Living and Working with Chronic Autoimmune Disease…
Read MoreHow to Find Trusted Resources for Graves’, Hashimoto’s & TED
by Kimberly Dorris, GDATF Executive Director When mainstream magazines and newspapers cover Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and thyroid eye disease, the impact can be a mixed bag. The good news…
Read MoreThyroid Awareness: Double the Celebration This Month!
April showers might bring May flowers – but May is also known for two major thyroid awareness campaigns. International Thyroid Awareness Week (ITAW) is celebrated the final week of May…
Read MoreHashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Symptoms, Treatment, and More
by Kimberly Dorris, GDATF Executive Director The American Thyroid Association has designated April as Hashimoto’s Awareness Month! Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition that is the most common cause of…
Read MoreSymptoms of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED): What You Need to Know
Symptoms of Thyroid Eye Disease Are your red, itchy, watery eyes just allergies, or could it be something more? If you have Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, your eye discomfort…
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