Separating Endocrinology from Quackery
Since the blog’s inception, my philosophy regarding comments has been to allow anyone to say anything. Unfortunately, my permissive approach has allowed a certain type of comment to flourish – the kind that espouses some of the same non-evidence-based claims that this blog was created to debunk. Well, there’s a new sheriff in town.
Americans considering surgery for Hashimoto’s would require a level of rigorous screening that is found mainly in organ transplant and astronaut-training programs. Without that degree of rigor, it is my opinion that most who go under the knife will come out the other side with the same constellation of nonspecific symptoms they had pre-surgically.
Is it time to throw out your thermometer? Here’s an evidence-based look at why BBT is not helpful for diagnosing/managing hypothyroidism.
There is a recurring thread throughout the comments on some of my posts, with respect to people’s desire to order their own blood work. To…
I give up. Like Danny Glover’s iconic character in Lethal Weapon: via GIPHY You win, alt med – everyone is hypothyroid. Lab testing in the…
I spend the majority of my blogging efforts helping you avoid spinning your wheels seeking worthless diagnostic testing and useless Alternative Medicine therapies. Instead,…
Chances are you’ve searched for a new primary care physician or sub-specialist at some point in the last couple of years. If not, just wait…
I’m kicking this post off with a disclosure: what you read today is heavy on speculation and light on evidence because…well…the evidence in this space…
I recently spent the better part of a week at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ annual meeting, where I picked up some fascinating pearls…
Why has Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) become the Rodney Dangerfield of hormone tests? If I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen a practitioner…