Like other hormones, thyroid hormones can have an effect on your mental health. Treating this condition can help improve symptoms, but specific mental health treatments will likely also be required.

Hyperthyroidism can cause a rapid heartbeat, irregular heart rhythms, and palpitations. This can result in chest discomfort. Untreated hypothyroidism can also cause complications involving chest pain.

Were you recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism? If so, you’re likely aware your body’s thyroid gland is underactive. And you’re probably all too familiar with some of the associated symptoms like ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

In teens who have hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland makes and releases too much thyroid hormone. The body’s functions speed up, and this causes a range of symptoms. An overactive thyroid, or ...

Hyperthyroidism, also known as an overactive thyroid, involves overproduction of the thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine. There are several possible causes of hyperthyroidism, including ...