Posts by Kimberly Dorris
Hashimoto’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…
Read MoreThyroid Health and Heart Disease: What You Need to Know
by Kimberly Dorris, Executive Director January was recognized as Thyroid Awareness Month, so perhaps it’s fitting that National Heart Month follows in February! Organizations like the American Heart Association (AHA)…
Read MoreSpotting Early Symptoms of Graves’ Disease to Protect Your Health
By Kimberly Dorris, Executive Director Do you remember your first symptoms of hyperthyroidism with Graves’ disease? I do. And, like many, I ignored them. And while I had also dropped…
Read MoreUnderstanding Thyroid Eye Disease: Insights from Patient Survey
In November 2023, the GDATF proudly announced the publication of our groundbreaking patient survey results on thyroid eye disease (TED) in Frontiers in Endocrinology, titled “How Patients Experience Thyroid Eye…
Read MoreCISCRP Medical Hero Spotlight Series: Graves’ Disease Patient Advocacy
We’d like to thank the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation, Inc. (CISCRP) for highlighting the work of the GDATF during Graves’ Disease Awareness Month! GDATF Executive…
Read MoreUnderstanding Clinical Research – Free Webinar!
Join GDATF, Immunovant, and The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP), for an interactive webinar on Feb 15 at 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET.…
Read MoreGraves’ Disease and Agent Orange
A study linking Graves’ disease with exposure to Agent Orange – a defoliant that was used during the Vietnam War – was published in 2010 by the University at Buffalo…
Read MoreGDATF Holiday Schedule 2023-24
The GDATF’s offices will be closed on Monday, December 25th and Monday, January 1st to allow our team to spend time with their families. We will follow up on all…
Read MoreGraves’ Awareness Webinar Recording Available!
On December 18th, the GDATF and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) co-hosted a Graves’ Disease Awareness webinar, and the program is now available online. We’d like to thank…
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