Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in ...

Treatment with levothyroxine may result in bone loss in older euthyroid patients, according to data from a longitudinal ...

Authors say findings may be due to relative excess of thyroid hormone even when treatment is targeted to reference range goals ...

The loss of bone mineral density and bone mass is called osteoporosis, a disease that affects an estimated 10 million ...

Recent research has highlighted the bone-health risks of taking thyroid medication, prescribed to 23 million Americans.

Prescribed to treat hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer, around 7% of the U.S. population takes levothyroxine. The drug is a ...

New research presented at the RSNA meeting suggests that levothyroxine, a common treatment for hypothyroidism, may contribute ...

Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone ...

Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid — is the second-most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the US. It’s consumed by about 7% of the US population.

Levothyroxine, the second-most-commonly prescribed medication for older adults in the U.S., has been linked to lower bone density.

Amid a rise in contagious diseases across Karnataka, a shortage of life-saving drugs is causing concern. Over 250 essential ...