Discover Emil Theodor Kocher's groundbreaking contributions to thyroid surgery and physiology, earning him the 1909 Nobel ...

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer, affecting more people each year as detection rates continue to rise.

The thyroid gland regulates your body weight and metabolism. Many people gain weight after thyroid removal surgery. However, some people may lose weight or not experience any weight changes. Research ...

The thyroid, a small butterfly-shaped organ that sits in the front of the neck, plays an important role in controlling the body’s metabolism by releasing a hormone that affects different parts of the ...

Jon Lester is leaving Nationals camp in West Palm Beach, Fla., today and will travel to New York in order to have surgery to remove his thyroid gland, manager Davey Martinez revealed this morning.