People living with hypoparathyroidism have blood levels of a key phosphate-regulating hormone more than four times higher than healthy individuals and show signs of stiffer arteries, a new study from Spain suggests. The findings highlight a potential link between the rare hormone disorder and an increased risk of cardiovascular…
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As January creeps along, I’m back to work, balancing publishing and column deadlines, and myriad doctor appointments. Taking time off and adjusting my holiday schedule to give myself more breathing room turned out to be a great gift. I managed to crawl out of a vicious seven-week pain cycle,…
“Friends don’t owe! They do because they wanna do.” — Rocky Balboa in “Rocky III” Friendships, much like hypoparathyroidism, are not one-size-fits-all. I appreciate my small, close-knit circle of friends. When I was younger, my mom would tell me, “All you need is one good friend.” Back then, I…
After reviewing more than 12,000 cases of people who underwent surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid gland — a procedure called thyroidectomy, which is known to cause hypoparathyroidism, or low levels of a key hormone — a team of researchers in China has created a classification…