Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prescribed to treat hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer, around 7% of the U.S. population takes levothyroxine. The drug is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — A popular thyroid drug could be associated with bone loss according to a new study from the Radiological Society of ...

Shot of a young male doctor talking with older male patient. Source: Getty Images The researchers used the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling older ...

Authors say findings may be due to relative excess of thyroid hormone even when treatment is targeted to reference range goals. (HealthDay News) — Levothyroxine (LT4) use is associated with ...

Levothyroxine is a frequently prescribed drug in the United States, particularly for older people, as lower thyroid function can be associated with aging. Questions remain over how appropriately it is ...

In a nested case-control study, current levothyroxine treatment was associated with increased risk for fracture in elderly patients (aged ≥ 70 years) compared with matched controls of remote users of ...

The thyroid medication levothyroxine may be associated with bone loss, according to a study that will be presented at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting. In a phase II study, ...

Using levothyroxine to treat subclinical hypothyroidism should be considered on a patient-by-patient basis and be started only after at least two thyroid-stimulating-hormone (TSH) tests show an ...

According to the American Thyroid Association, 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. Women are especially ...

CHICAGO – Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone loss, according to a study being presented next week at the annual ...