Dignity Health Medical Group–Bakersfield On a recent Studio 17 segment, the spotlight was on the thyroid—an essential but ...

Background: Thyroid nodules, often discovered incidentally, typically require long-term monitoring and may contribute to psychological distress. Despite their prevalence, the psychological impact of ...

The main approach to treatment is surgery, which can either involve taking out just the affected lobe (known as lobectomy or partial thyroidectomy) or the complete thyroid gland (total thyroidectomy).

This week, he said that his oncologist informed him that delayed thyroid issues can sometimes happen as a result of the treatment he received, and that he now takes medication which has “made a ...

He said he proceeded to get a blood test that revealed that his “thyroid was non-functioning.” Tucci explained that he and his doctors then tried to discern what was causing the issue ...