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2025 Annual Fund Letter

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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…

New Patient Bulletin: A Role for Self-Care in Evidence-Based Medicine

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“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…

The Daily Grind: Breakfast, Coffee, and Levothyroxine

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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…

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Threatens Enforcement Action over Desiccated Thyroid Extract (DTE) Products

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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…

Navigating Your Lab Visit: Be Prepared and Informed

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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.

How to Navigate Work and Life with Chronic Autoimmune Disease

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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…

How to Find Trusted Resources for Graves’, Hashimoto’s & TED

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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…

Thyroid Awareness: Double the Celebration This Month!

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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…

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Symptoms, Treatment, and More

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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…

Symptoms of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED): What You Need to Know

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TED Symptoms: 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…