USPSTF finds insufficient evidence for thyroid screening
1. According to a review from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), more research is needed to determine clinical ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 1 – September 8, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Use ...
Further evidence of link between antithyroid drugs in pregnancy and birth defects
Image: CC/Wiki 1. Both methimazole(MMI)/carbimazole (CMZ) and prophylthiouracil (PTU) were associated with birth defects, with differing presentations. 2. Further studies ...
No long-term follow-up for benign thyroid nodules
Image: PD 1. Ultrasound (US) follow-up for longer than three years did not yield increased cancer detection after a benign ...
BRAF V600E mutations linked with increased mortality in thyroid cancer
Image: PD 1. BRAF V600E mutations in patients with papillary thyroid cancer is associated with an increase in mortality. 2. ...
