Experts warn that recurrent kidney stones and declining kidney function may signal a curable hormone disorder. TAMPA, ...

Considerable advances have been made in the understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in chronic kidney disease (CKD). These include the discovery that ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Doctors are raising awareness about a disease that often comes with vague symptoms. Parathyroid disease is diagnosed in hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. The disorder ...

This is part of a brand-new Thread, kicked off for this reason: As I mentioned in yesterday’s Note, I’m not in a position to do follow-up reporting on a topic I mentioned after Garry Shandling’s death ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 is a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors in the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is one of several types of ...

Intraplaque Hemorrhage Prevalent in Type 2 Diabetes Iranian study of hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism finds no significant correlation. Total weight of parathyroid glands and ...

Parathyroid cancer is very rare. Most cases of parathyroid disease, including almost all cases of overactive parathyroid, are not cancer. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, our endocrine tumor ...

Intraplaque Hemorrhage Prevalent in Type 2 Diabetes In a study, ioPTH decay at 30 minutes post-excision was highly accurate in predicting persistent SHPT. Intra-operative monitoring of parathyroid ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Some of the joys of parathyroid disease (Nat’l Library of Medicine) ...