Clinical Thyroidology^® for the Public

Volume 18

Clinical Thyroidology^® for the Public summarizes selected research studies discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association^®.

In this issue Volume 18 Issue 10, the studies ask the following questions:

• Does my RET mutation put me at higher risk for medullary thyroid cancer?
• What is the right surgery for medullary thyroid cancer?
• Do the newer calcitonin assays result in a change in surgical decision-making in medullary thyroid carcinoma?
• Who really needs radioactive iodine therapy for thyroid cancer?
• How effective is microwave ablation for treating small, low-risk thyroid cancers?
• What are the risk factors associated with postoperative hypoparathyroidism?

In this issue Volume 18 Issue 9, the studies ask the following questions:

• Who gains the most weight after hyperthyroidism treatment?
• Do CT scans cause thyroid cancer?
• Does treatment of hypothyroidism depend on your age, sex, or insurance status?
• Does active surveillance of small, low-risk thyroid cancer affect a patient’s quality of life?
• Should there be personalized reference intervals for thyroid function tests?
• Is TransCon PTH a safe and effective treatment for hypoparathyroidism?

Clinical Thyroidology^® for the Public Past Issues

2014 – 2025

2011 – 2013

2008 – 2010

Editor
Alan P. Farwell, MD, FACE
Boston Medical Center
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Editorial Board
Gary Bloom, New York, NY
Maria Brito, MD, Dallas, TX
Susana Ebner, MD, New York, NY
Alina Gavrila, MD, MMSC, Boston, MA
Poorani Goundan, MD, San Francisco
Sun Lee, MD, Boston, MA
Joanna Miragaya, MD, Holly Springs, GA
Jason D. Prescott, MD PhD, New York, NY
Marjorie Safran, MD, Worcester, MA
Phillip Segal, MD, Toronto, ON, Canada
Vibhavasu Sharma, MD, Albany, NY
Pinar Smith, MD, Chicago, IL
Ebru Sulanc, MD , Detroit, MI
Whitney Woodmansee, MD, Gainesville, FL

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