You’re fiddling with a necklace when suddenly you notice a lump near the base of your throat. Or perhaps you’re yawning and a friend spots a swollen spot on your neck. What gives? Although they can be ...

More than 12% of Americans will develop a thyroid condition at some point, with women at greater risk than men. The thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ in the front of your neck, produces hormones ...

The thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the front of the neck, is part of the endocrine system. Small lumps or bumps, called nodules, are often present — and may or may not be ...

22-year-old Esha Adikeshava opens up to PEOPLE about getting her thyroid checked out after thousands of people noticed the lump in her neck Athena Sobhan is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE since 2024.

Traditional thyroid surgeries often leave a long, visible scar across the front of the neck, and the thought of a permanent ...

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month, celebrated this year by the thyroid surgeons at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery by publishing a new thyroid ...

When Nina Berlingeri, then 28, spotted a lump on the right side of her neck in December 2020, she thought a recent illness caused an inflamed lymph node. “I actually dismissed that, unfortunately ...

A person can have thyroid cancer for months or years without experiencing any symptoms. Symptoms may not develop until the cancer advances. The thyroid is a gland at the base of the throat that sends ...