By Dr. Joseph Valentino University of Kentucky Your thyroid gland may be small, but it plays a big role in keeping your body running. Located at the base of your neck where a bow tie would sit, this ...

Thyroiditis is when your thyroid gland becomes irritated. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the most common type of this health problem. It is an autoimmune disease. It occurs when your body makes antibodies ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed ...

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HThy) is the most prevailing begetter of hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmune disease in iodine-deficient areas worldwide, in which gradual destruction of the gland due to ...