TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Doctors are raising awareness about a disease that often comes with vague symptoms. Parathyroid disease is diagnosed in hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. The disorder ...

In recognition of Parathyroid Awareness Month, the Norman Parathyroid Center at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery is calling on patients and healthcare providers to increase awareness of primary ...

Genetic disorders of the parathyroid gland predominantly arise from mutations or epigenetic alterations at the GNAS locus, which encodes the stimulatory G protein α-subunit (Gsα) and related ...

Primary hyperparathyroidism occurs when the parathyroid glands produce too much parathyroid hormone (PTH). This can lead to health complications. Primary hyperparathyroidism is a relatively common ...

An investigational drug, encaleret, restored calcium levels in people with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1), a rare genetic disorder marked by an imbalance of calcium in the blood and ...

Primary hyperparathyroidism is characterised by autonomous secretion of parathyroid hormone, leading to hypercalcaemia and its sequelae in bone, renal and cardiovascular systems. Contemporary ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 is a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors in the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is one of several types of ...

UAB Department of Surgery Fay Fletcher Kerner Chair Herbert Chen, M.D., has been featured by UAB MedCast to explain the signs, symptoms, and potential complications of parathyroid disease. Chen ...

Pharmacological therapy for the management of hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) can be supplemented by non-pharmacological intervention, primarily alterations to diet to increase intake of foods rich in ...

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 ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Parathyroid disease is a common and very detrimental disease, yet no one has heard of it. Jim Norman, MD, FACS, FACE with the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery joins Gayle Guyardo the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About 75% of cases are the result of damage to parathyroid glands during neck surgery. The other 25% of cases ...