Thyrobulletin – Autumn 2021 Now Available

Thyrobulletin – Autumn 2021 Now Available

Thyrobulletin Autumn 2021 Now Available Thyrobulletin is TFC’s official biannual newsletter. Members receive complimentary copies. Good News!  Our Autumn 2021 issue of Thyrobulletin is available in English and French! Thyroid news Medical articles Patient...
Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Hypothyroidism

Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Hypothyroidism

  Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism, when the thyroid is unable to produce adequate thyroid hormones (T4 and T3), is common, affecting about 0.5-1.0% of the population.  It affects about 5 times more women than men.  Hypothyroidism can be...
Thyroid Disease and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Thyroid Disease and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  ​Thyroid Disease and Coronavirus (COVID-19) Are individuals with autoimmune thyroid disease at increased risk of COVID-19 infection? Excerpt from an article published by the British Thyroid Foundation. COVID-19 is a new virus, so we have no information on how it...
Report a side effect

Report a side effect

  Report a side effect of a drug Have you experienced a side effect with thyroid medications or other health products? Health Canada would like to hear from you. Your report can help make health products safer for all Canadians.To report a side effect to Health...
New Thyroid Dysfunction Screening Guideline

New Thyroid Dysfunction Screening Guideline

On November 18, 2019, we received a guideline release from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) on “Recommendations on screening adults for asymptomatic thyroid dysfunction in primary care”. CTFPHC recommends against screening asymptomatic...
Hot off the press – subclinical hypothyroidism

Hot off the press – subclinical hypothyroidism

 HOT OFF THE PRESS – SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM British medical associations speak out against the British Medical Journal’s treatment guidelines (or rather *lack* of treatment guidelines) for subclinical hypothyroidism, which is diagnosed when T3/T4 are...
Hypothyroid Patients and T4/T3 Testing – Yes or No

Hypothyroid Patients and T4/T3 Testing – Yes or No

  Hypothyroid Patients and T4/T3 Testing – Yes or No The Thyroid Foundation of Canada recently met with the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) about the recommendation on T4/T3 testing for hypothyroidism.  As a result of Thyroid patients’...
Is Your Thyroid Affecting Your Mental Health?

Is Your Thyroid Affecting Your Mental Health?

Is your thyroid affecting your mental health? By Kelly Brogan, MD Thyroid: What’s mental health got to do with it? How much of what we call “mental illness” is actually thyroid-driven? In Dr. Kelly Brogan’s experience “a vast majority, and certainly enough...
Thyroid Nodule Classification in Ultrasound Images

Thyroid Nodule Classification in Ultrasound Images

Thyroid Nodule Classification in Ultrasound Images by Fine-Tuning Deep Convolutional Neural Network Recent research in Saskatchewan   With many thyroid nodules being incidentally detected, it is important to identify as many malignant nodules as possible while...
Volunteers Needed to Support Our National Help Line

Volunteers Needed to Support Our National Help Line

Volunteers Needed to Support Our National Help Line Volunteers Needed to Support Our National Help Line The Thyroid Foundation of Canada is looking for part-time volunteers to join our team that supports thyroid patients by answering calls from our National Help Line...

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