New research shows that standard thyroid test ranges may misclassify many patients, especially when age, sex, and race aren’t factored in. Adjusted reference intervals significantly changed diagnoses ...

Approximately a third of older patients treated with thyroid hormones report the concurrent use of medications that can interfere with the accuracy of thyroid function tests, potentially compromising ...

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Some physicians are ordering thyroid tests for unsupported reasons While most thyroid ultrasound orders are warranted, researchers say guidelines could be clearer to help reduce overdiagnosis of ...

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