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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....
New 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...
The 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...
U.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...
Navigating Your Lab Visit: Be Prepared and Informed
Lab visits can be challenging— but with the right plan, you can make them a little less stressful, so you can focus on your health,...
How to Navigate Work and Life with Chronic Autoimmune Disease
By Kimberly Dorris https://youtu.be/Xotyu8WIPmA?si=33WUQUPXnYJnJRgQ Last week, the GDATF and Immunovant hosted a presentation with Michelle Irving, Founder of Career and Chronic. Navigating Your Path: Living...
How 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...
Thyroid 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...