NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Thyroid nodules are a common health problem that are usually benign, but occasionally have to be taken out. While the procedure used to mean a risky surgery, that's not the ...

As a seasoned nurse with years of experience in high-acuity settings like the Burn ICU at Vanderbilt, Hillary Sexton is no stranger to high standards in healthcare. So when she was diagnosed with a ...

Routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck of patients with thyroid cancer may help prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study (Surgery, December 2011, Vol. 150:6, pp. 1048-1057).

HOUSTON – For millions of Americans, thyroid trouble has a big impact on their quality of life. The thyroid is a tiny gland in the throat that has a big impact on our health; producing hormones that ...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is part of a study on a new ablation treatment for non-cancerous thyroid nodules. The study uses Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation technology to destroy abnormal tissue while ...

Thyroid nodules commonly develop in humans and are variable in size, shape and location. Most of these growths are not cancer but may create symptoms of discomfort over time depending on the size, and ...

Thyroid nodules commonly develop in humans and are variable in size, shape and location. Most of these growths are not cancer but may create symptoms of discomfort over time depending on the size, and ...

HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (PLSE), a company leveraging its novel and proprietary Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation™ (nanosecond PFA or nsPFA™) technology, today ...

DANVILLE -- The Department of Thoracic Surgery at Geisinger Medical Center recently performed its first transcervical thymectomy, joining other major academic medical centers nationwide that perform ...

Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are conducting clincial trials to determine if a genetic test can spare patients with nonaggressive thyroid cancer from full thyroid ...

According to the national average, most patients with this type of cancer are diagnosed at age 51, typically after they exhibit its most common symptoms.