From weight gain and iodine to pregnancy and exercise, a thyroid expert busts 15 persistent myths about diagnosis, symptoms, ...

For patients under 55 years old: Papillary thyroid cancer is classified as stage 2 if the cancer has spread to distant parts ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the ...

Rachael Link is a registered dietitian and health writer based in San Francisco. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Central Missouri and holds a master’s degree from New York ...

"A century ago, much of northern America was known as the goiter belt," said The Economist. A lack of natural iodine in the soil and water, and an iodine-poor diet, led to the "characteristic neck ...

There’s a surprising amount of options when it comes to buying salt. There’s table salt, Kosher salt, sea salt, and Himalayan salt—just to name a few. But while all these salts contain sodium, only ...