Calcification is the deposition of calcium into the neointima (within atherosclerotic plaque) and/or the tunica media (the medial smooth muscle layer) of the blood vessels, and can occur with ...

The first-ever X-ray taken of an astronaut in space used new technology developed in Waterloo region. Startup KA Imaging's new X-ray detector was part of a mission to study Earth's polar regions from ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification ... on x-ray examination are not ...

Correspondence to Dr Ki-Chul Sung, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 03181, Korea (the Republic of); kcmd.sung ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps (growths) made up of abnormal cell clusters that develop in the thyroid gland, located at the base of your neck. They can be solid, fluid-filled, or a mixture of both.

A goiter can happen if you don’t get enough iodine in your diet. This mineral is an important part of your thyroid’s hormone production. Other causes of goiter include inflammation caused by ...

New research found no evidence that GLP1-RA use increases the risk of thyroid cancer, easing concerns raised by earlier animal studies. New research indicates GLP1-RA medications do not increase ...

Armour Thyroid is a type of desiccated thyroid (DTE) medication used to treat hypothyroidism by replacing missing thyroid hormones, specifically T4 and T3. Some people prefer it because it provides ...

The Waterloo startup KA Imaging is literally out of the world. Or soon will be. Terry Pender is a Waterloo Region-based general assignment reporter for the Record. Reach him at tpender@therecord.com.

The main supervisor is Ivan Shabo. My thesis is about prognostic factors in papillary thyroid cancer, which is the most common type of cancer in the thyroid gland. Today, treatment with surgery ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that occur in the thyroid gland in the front of the throat. There may be no symptoms, but people may feel a bump in the neck. Thyroid nodules can be a sign of iodine ...