STARMED, a medical device company specialising in minimally invasive treatment technologies, has announced that it has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a ...

As a seasoned nurse with years of experience in high-acuity settings like the Burn ICU at Vanderbilt, Hillary Sexton is no stranger to high standards in healthcare. So when she was diagnosed with a ...

Ultrasound (US) images in a 57-year-old female patient with multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). (A) Routine US scan shows two hypoechoic PTC nodules (arrows) in the left lobe. (B) ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. With a few notable exceptions, the majority of fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of thyroid ...

Researchers have shown that an automated cancer diagnostic method, which pairs cutting-edge ultrasound techniques with artificial intelligence, can accurately diagnose thyroid cancer, of which there ...

A lump in the thyroid gland is called a thyroid nodule, and 5-10% of all thyroid nodules are diagnosed as thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer has a good prognosis, a high survival rate, and a low ...

A thyroid lobectomy is a surgical procedure that involves removing part of the thyroid. This procedure may help treat thyroid cancer, as well as other thyroid conditions. Individuals with thyroid ...

Nearly three quarters of dedicated thyroid ultrasounds don't identify biopsy-recommended nodules, and over a third don't identify any nodules, new research finds. "The number of thyroid ultrasounds ...