What Happens When Thyroid Treatments Prove Ineffective?

Video

For many people with thyroid issues a medication can help them better manage their condition. For 10 percent there are lingering problems that need to be addressed.

For many people with thyroid issues a medication can help them better manage their condition. For 10% there are lingering problems that need to be addressed.

Even after treatment for hypothyroidism some patients report the same symptoms they had before being treated. Levothyroxine, the leading treatmet for hypothyroidism, can help many people but doctors also need to consider other potential issues that need to be addressed as well. Antonio C. Bianco, MD, PhD, from Rush University Medical Center, said the goal is to make patients feel better, but that sometimes that is more complicated than most cases. For those patients, Bianco said their treatment process can be frustrating which is why he is focused on this area of research in his work.

See Part 3 HERE

Related Videos
Addressing HS Risks at the Genetic Level, with Kai Li, BSc
Maternal Hidradenitits Suppurativa Linked to Neonatal Mortality, Pediatric Hospitalization Risk
Reviewing 2023 with FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD
A Year of RSV Highs and Lows, with Tina Tan, MD
Guillaume Lassailly: How Do We Value Bariatric Surgery in 2023?
Guillaume Lassailly: The Role of MASH, Fibrosis in Bariatric Surgery Survival
Gestational Low-Dose Aspirin Does Not Increase Risk of IBD Flares in Women
© 2024 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.