The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been ...

Dear P.M.: Iodine is necessary to make the thyroid hormones. In the United States, the areas with the least iodine are the Great Lakes, Appalachians and Pacific Northwest. Iodized salt, and the ...

Your salt shaker on table may be messing up with your thyroid health if you cross the healthy limits. Know what the healthy limits are of iodine intake. The thyroid is a gland that’s located in the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm set to have a CT scan of my lungs with iodine dye. I have hypothyroidism and am on 25 mg of levothyroxine. Should I take the medicine the day of the test? Or should I have the CT ...

Gastroenterologist Dr Ali Kazemi highlights the resurgence of iodine deficiency due to the rising popularity of Himalayan and sea salt. Iodine is an essential component of the hormones produced by the ...