The thyroid gland's health can significantly impact metabolism and growth. Recognizing signs such as a persistent neck lump, ...

This little gland has a big job in your body—here’s how to get the nutrients you need to support its function.

At autopsy in people beyond the age of fifty, it is almost impossible to find a normal thyroid gland, and the vast majority of women of this age have involutionary nodules of greater or lesser size.

Because of enlargement of the thyroid gland, development of pressure symptoms, constriction of the trachea or inability definitely to exclude cancer, however, a certain number of patients must ...

The thyroid gland explained: what it does, keeping it healthy, and what happens if it goes wrong The thyroid is a gland in the neck essential to controlling cell metabolism.

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck covering the voice box (larynx) and the windpipe (trachea).

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck covering the voice box (larynx) and the windpipe (trachea).

Doctors at Ninh Binh General Hospital have successfully removed a massive goiter that had persisted for over two decades in a ...

The thyroid sits just below your voice box (larynx), near the base of your neck. Two hormones made by the thyroid gland help regulate your metabolism-- the chemical processes in your body that ...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare illness, and the disease afflicting the thyroid gland is very uncommon, even in the presence of multisystem involvement. In this report, we document ...

Breathing problems As the thyroid gland grows, it can also exert pressure on the trachea (windpipe), which may lead to breathing difficulties.