The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front part of the neck below the voice box. The thyroid gland is vitally important for hormonal function, which influences the metabolism, growth ...

You may have heard about the function of the thyroid, or at least about people dealing with thyroid issues. You might not know, however, about another group of glands in your neck called parathyroid ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Most people have heard of the thyroid gland but you may not be as familiar with the parathyroid glands that are hard at work controlling your body’s calcium levels. When they’re not ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: After dealing with hyperparathyroidism for over a decade, I became an administrator of a support group for the disease. Many of our members have difficulties getting a diagnosis and a ...

Q: After a routine blood test my doctor called and said that I have higher than normal levels of calcium in my blood. He wants me to come back for another appointment to test for something called ...

Background A 33-year-old woman presented with recurrent renal stones and malaise to her primary-care physician. Laboratory investigations revealed the patient had hypercalcemia and an elevated serum ...

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 is a rare genetic disorder associated with a high risk of developing tumors in your parathyroid gland and pituitary gland, and your pancreas. Multiple endocrine ...

Q: My sister developed low calcium levels after having thyroid surgery for thyroid cancer. Does the thyroid gland control calcium levels? A: Although the thyroid gland (which produces thyroid hormone) ...

Researchers led by Prof. YANG Fan from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have proposed a new approach to control ...