An estimated 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid problems, an autoimmune condition that has grown very common. The most frequent cause is thought to be iodine deficiency brought on by ...

They can be hard or fluid-filled. Thyroid nodules are usually benign, but they can be cancerous tumors. Sometimes a nodule is examined with imaging and/or biopsy to determine whether it has the ...

Thyroid diseases are characterized by hyperfunction (hyperthyroidism), hypofunction (hypothyoidism) or inflammation (thyroiditis) of the thyroid gland or the presence of thyroid nodules, which can ...

Repeat FNA for small nodules often yields adequate cellular material for a diagnosis. Preferably, the repeat FNA should be done with ultrasound guidance. FNA using ultrasound guidance reduces the ...

A lung biopsy involves the removal of tissue or growths from the lungs. A doctor will use special devices, such as a fine needle, to remove the sample. A lung biopsy can help diagnose lung ...

Doha, Qatar: Thyroid gland plays a key role ... the specialist may perform a biopsy by taking a sample from the nodules using a fine needle to determine their nature if imaging reports require ...

Most cases are diagnosed through ultrasound imaging and fine needle aspiration biopsy. Treatment typically involves surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid, followed by radioactive iodine ...

Liquid biopsy is one of them. A traditional biopsy usually involves taking a tiny tissue sample from the body to diagnose a disease and to understand the extent of its progression. But liquid ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday vetoed a new law to expand access to needle exchanges, one day after the measure was passed by the City Council. Johnston described the ordinance as “the ...

UK: Austrian railway construction and maintenance contractor Swietelsky has acquired 100% of the shares of locomotive hire, storage and maintenance company Harry Needle Railroad Co. The purchase for a ...

What initially feels cloying blooms into something utterly poignant as we watch these two Hollywood icons, playing fading Vegas stars, confront their heartbreak about the future. That is until ...