Treatment of Graves’ Disease: New and Emerging Options
By Richard J. Harding, MD, FACS Graves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone. When hormone levels…
Read MoreThyroid Ablation for Benign Thyroid Diseases
By Richard J. Harding, MD, FACS Thyroid diseases may be grouped into structural, functional, and neoplastic categories. The treatment for each grouping varies depending on the severity of the disease…
Read MoreA Role for Self-Care in Evidence-Based Medicine
by Kimberly Dorris, Executive Director “Are there any alternative treatments for Graves’ disease?” At the Graves’ Disease & Thyroid Foundation, it’s a question we get a lot. While there is…
Read MoreLong-Term Use of Antithyroid Drugs
Antithyroid medications (ATDs) have been prescribed for decades as a treatment option for hyperthyroidism in Graves’ disease patients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved propylthiouracil in 1947 and methimazole…
Read MoreNeuropsychiatric Complaints in Graves’ Disease: Webinar Highlights
A chance meeting at a medical conference in the early days of the Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation (back then the National Graves’ Disease Foundation) led to a groundbreaking research…
Read MoreDeciphering Scientific Studies: Join the “Journal Club”!
This article originally appeared in the Graves’ Disease & Thyroid Foundation’s Winter-Spring 2018 Newsletter. You’ve probably flipped through articles in a popular fitness magazine – or seen links to studies…
Read MorePlaying on One String – Day to Day Life With Graves’
With assistance from (and many thanks to) our Graves’ patient communities on Facebook and Twitter, our local support groups, and the GDATF’s online support forum. What do Graves’ patients have…
Read MoreDiagnosis and Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism
With the widespread prevalence of autoimmune hypothyroidism, patients frequently have subclinical hypothyroidism, which is a possible predecessor to overt hypothyroidism. In the National Health and Examination Survey III the prevalence…
Read MoreRadioiodine Treatment for Thyroid Disease
Introduction Radioiodine is a radioactive isotope of Iodine. It is an antithyroid radiopharmaceutical agent used to treat patients with some of the most common types of thyroid diseases, most importantly…
Read MoreA Short History of Graves’ Disease Reporting in North American Newspapers
No one with Graves’ disease wants to see another person diagnosed with this illness, but finding other people struggling with the same challenges provides some degree of comfort. Patients not…
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