Measurements of circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) can be highly variable depending upon the assay used, but the standardization of blood sample handling might help to reduce this variability. To ...

The researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 case-control studies of patients with NAFLD/NASH and a comparison group without NAFLD/NASH. All studies had data on mean PTH ...

Renal Stone Removal Helps Some Patients With Recurrent UTIs In a study, intact parathyroid hormone levels fell by nearly 10% over 6 months in hemodialysis patients who received intensive treatment for ...

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 ...

Parathyroid cancer is a very rare type of cancer that starts in the parathyroid gland. It can cause hyperparathyroidism, which can result in high calcium levels in the blood. The most common treatment ...

Strict management of secondary hyperparathyroidism may be necessary to improve prognosis in patients on dialysis who have coronary artery disease requiring percutaneous coronary intervention. High ...

Patient-derived parathyroid organoids (PTOs) could pave the way for future physiology studies and drug-screening applications, as shown in a new study. Patient-derived parathyroid organoids (PTOs) ...

In patients who underwent total thyroidectomy, parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels less than 10.10 pg/mL measured 6 hours after surgery helped accurately identify those at risk of developing transient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the study, 67% of patients receiving upacicalcet achieved target parathyroid hormone concentrations. Overall, ...

Symptom distress, quality of life and challenges of illness according to race and income in women with metastatic breast cancer ...