Thyroid diseases affect up to 5% of all pregnancies. Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes are increased by maternal thyroid disease and adequate treatment is thought to reduce these risks.

By: Dr Sanjay Agarwal The thyroid gland is one of the most important glands in the body and is primarily responsible for ...

Hyperthyroidism may be caused by: Graves' disease, an enlarged thyroid gland (also called diffuse toxic goiter) nodules that may form in the thyroid and may cause it to be overactive thyroiditis ...

D.C. region to offer bedside intestinal ultrasound (IUS) to monitor inflammation in IBD patients. To assess chronic inflammatory diseases of the intestines, like Crohn's disease and ulcerative ...

Treatment for thyroid nodules will depend on their type and cause. If a doctor has declared a nodule benign from tests, they will monitor the person closely with physical exams and an ultrasound ...

June 10, 2024 — Scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease ...

Cardiovascular ultrasound systems, also known as echocardiograms, are widely used for diagnosing and monitoring heart diseases, which continue to be the leading cause of death worldwide.

Apr. 8, 2025 — New research has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes -- not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression. The study ...

It combines an ultrasound linked to a smartphone using ... its perch as the world’s top cause of death from an infectious disease — after being briefly overtaken by COVID-19 during the acute ...