Can Vitamin D Help Prevent Low Calcium After Thyroid Surgery?
When doctors remove the thyroid gland, patients sometimes develop low calcium levels in their blood, which can cause uncomfortable symptoms like tingling and …
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Overactive Parathyroid Glands May Damage Tiny Blood Vessels in Fingernails
Researchers looked at the tiny blood vessels visible at the base of fingernails in people with overactive parathyroid glands (a condition called primary …
Read MoreVitamin D Supplements Can Cause Dangerous Calcium Levels
A 53-year-old man experienced a serious health problem when doctors gave him vitamin D supplements. He had a condition called primary hyperparathyroidism, …
Read MoreWhy Some People Get Low Calcium After Thyroid Surgery
When doctors remove the entire thyroid gland, some patients develop low calcium levels in their blood, which can cause serious problems. Researchers reviewed …
Read MoreNew Guidelines Help Doctors Treat Rare Calcium Disorder
Hypoparathyroidism is a rare condition where the body doesn't make enough of a hormone that controls calcium levels. Doctors in Germany, Austria, and …
Read MoreCalcium Levels May Predict Survival in Older Adults With COVID-19
Researchers studied 179 older adults hospitalized with COVID-19 to see if the amount of calcium in their blood could predict who might not survive. They found …
Read MoreWhat Happens When You Stop a New Bone Disease Medicine?
Researchers studied what happens when someone stops taking palopegteriparatide, a newer medicine for a rare condition called hypoparathyroidism that affects …
Read MoreVitamin D for Kidney Transplant Patients: What the Science Shows
Researchers combined results from 14 studies involving 985 kidney transplant patients to see if vitamin D supplements help their bones stay strong. While …
Read MoreWhen Two Common Medicines Don't Mix Well Together
Doctors sometimes give patients iron infusions to treat anemia and bone-strengthening medications to prevent osteoporosis. A new study warns that when these …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Before Thyroid Surgery Prevent Low Calcium?
Researchers combined results from multiple studies to see if taking vitamin D before thyroid removal surgery helps prevent low calcium levels afterward. Low …
Read MoreShould You Take Vitamin D Before Thyroid Surgery?
Researchers reviewed multiple studies about whether taking vitamin D before thyroid removal surgery helps prevent low calcium levels afterward. This is …
Read MoreWhy Your Calcium Drops When Starting Bone-Strengthening Medicine
Researchers studied 67 people with weak bones who took medicines to stop bone loss. They found something interesting: when patients' calcium levels dropped in …
Read MoreNew Injection Helps Japanese Patients With Low Calcium Disorder
Researchers tested a new medication called palopegteriparatide to help Japanese adults with hypoparathyroidism, a condition where the body doesn't make enough …
Read MoreWhat Happens to Your Parathyroid After Thyroid Surgery?
When doctors remove the thyroid gland, sometimes the small parathyroid glands nearby get damaged, causing a condition called hypoparathyroidism. Researchers …
Read MoreNew Drug May Help People With Low Calcium Levels
Researchers tested a common blood pressure medication called hydrochlorothiazide to see if it could help people with hypoparathyroidism, a condition where the …
Read MoreNew Hope for Rare Calcium Disorder: Better Treatments Emerging
Hypoparathyroidism is a rare condition where the body doesn't make enough of a hormone that controls calcium levels in the blood. This comprehensive review …
Read MoreTB Patients Have Lower Vitamin D and Calcium Levels
Researchers in Ethiopia compared vitamin D and calcium levels in 100 people with tuberculosis (TB) and 100 healthy people of similar age and gender. They found …
Read MoreCan Too Much Vitamin D Activation Cause Calcium Problems?
Researchers studied how vitamin D works differently in people with a condition called primary hyperparathyroidism, where the parathyroid glands produce too …
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