Call for Nominations 2025-2026
Call for Nominations Board of Directors 2025 – 2026 Thyroid Foundation of CanadaAnnual General Meeting – June 21, 2025Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Airport Applications for vacant positions on the National Board The Thyroid Foundation of...
No Iodine in Most Processed Foods
No Iodine in Most Processed Foods “A 2022 study out of McMaster University in Hamilton found 11.9 per cent of the Canadians they monitored had a moderate to severe deficiency.” “The authors, who looked at iodine levels collected from 800 participants in four...
Regulatory Review of New TED Drug
Regulatory Review of New TED Drug TFC is supporting the Canadian regulatory review of the teprotumumab (Tepezza) drug for treating Thyroid Eye Disease produced by Amgen biopharmaceuticals. This review is part of the standard Health Technology Assessment process...
New RFA Facility in Halifax
New RFA Facility in Halifax A new Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) facility for thyroid nodules is now available at the Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, Halifax. Location: Nova Scotia Health AuthorityBayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre420 Susie Lake...
Thyroid Eye Disease Survey
Thyroid Eye Disease Survey The survey has now been completed. Thank you to all who participated. ...
Autoimmune Diseases Research
Autoimmune Diseases Research Survey The University of Cambridge, England, is conducting a research project on the impact of autoimmune diseases on health and quality of life, with a special emphasis on autoimmune diseases such as thyroid conditions....
Thyroid Eye Disease Patient Panel Webinar
Thyroid Eye DiseasePatient PanelWebinar April 27, 2025 1:00-2:30 pm ET A panel of three thyroid eye disease patients will each speak for 5-10 minutes about their journey with eye disease. One of the panel members has used Tepezza. Dr. Kelsey Roelofs, an...
Tapazole 5mg Drug Shortage
Tapazole 5mg Drug Shortage We received an email from Paladin Pharma on Aug. 6th, 2024, announcing that the antithyroid drug Tapazole (Methimazole) 5mg dose will be unavailable for an indefinite period. Our medical advisor reported to us that this will have an...
