Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A genetic predisposition to higher serum parathyroid hormone concentration is not an independent risk factor for ...

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) measurement is a critical diagnostic tool in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associated mineral and bone disorders. Accurate quantification of PTH is ...

A pair of clinical guidelines on hypo- and hyperparathyroidism, respectively, had a coming-out party at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research's (ASBMR) annual meeting on Sunday, allowing ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – January is Thyroid Awareness Month, and there are thyroid and parathyroid conditions that can severely impact your quality of life and, in some cases, endanger it. However, experts can ...

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a complex endocrine condition characterized by excess circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) resulting from an underlying condition, most commonly chronic kidney ...

Pallavi Iyer, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, and Herb Chen, M.D., Chair of the UAB Department of Surgery, are co-editors of a book dedicated to the ...

AstraZeneca is bolstering its rare disease pipeline with a deal to buy Amolyt Pharma, a biotech company in late-stage development with a therapy designed to treat a rare hormone deficiency whose only ...

Dysparathyroidism, encompassing both hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism, significantly affects calcium and phosphate ...

hip-fracture-hypontramiea-0516 In a study of CKD patients, patients with baseline PTH levels of 0, 69, and 58 pg/mL had the lowest risks for fracture, vascular events, and death, respectively. In ...

Endocrine disorders happen when hormone levels are too high or too low. Fatigue and mood changes are common symptoms of many endocrine disorders. Diabetes is the most common endocrine disorder in the ...