In the United States, the most common cause of goiter is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, says Dr. Barlow. This is an autoimmune disorder that causes hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid. The body’s ...

Q: Which doctor treats goitre? A: Goitre is treated by an endocrinologist. The patient may be referred to a surgeon if surgery is needed. A: Colloid goitre or adenomatous nodules is prevalent in areas ...

An impression has spread through this country that goiter, particularly in children, is a frequent sequence of communicable disease. To check up on so general an impression was Surgeon General Hugh S.

My sister is developing simple goiter on the left side of her neck. Kindly let me know what drugs she can use. She is 45 years of age. Smart (by SMS) A goitre only needs to be treated if it is causing ...

Surgeons at Nyeri County Referral Hospital perform thyroid surgery on a patient. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] In the realm of medical challenges, Dr Geoffrey Omolo, a specialist physician and ...

Goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck. While iodine deficiency is a major global cause, both too little and too much iodine can ...

Characterised by multiple growths in the thyroid gland, multinodular Goitre (MNG) is typically benign but carries a small cancer risk. Factors like family history and nodule features influence cancer ...

A rare operation was performed by surgeons at King George's Medical University (KGMU) on Monday. The case was a specimen of what ignorance can do to a simple goitre node.

Four years ago, 40-year-old Pauline Edokpaye, who had lived in Badagry for six years, began to notice some swelling around her neck. She was uncomfortable, but did not understand what it was all about ...