Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of any fracture are higher for adults with hyperparathyroidism before surgery vs. healthy controls. Adults ...

LONDON, United Kingdom — For kidney transplant recipients with hypercalcemia related to hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy is superior to cinacalcet (Sensipar, Amgen), a comparative study ...

Incidence of new-onset depression was no lower for adults with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) treated with early parathyroidectomy compared with nonoperative management, observational Veterans ...

Dear Doctor: When does a person require parathyroid surgery? I've heard it discussed, but don't know much about it. Dear Reader: As their name implies, the parathyroid glands are located next to the ...

Looking at over 43,000 patients with PHPT, there was no difference in the risk for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline between patients managed surgically with early parathyroidectomy ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Most people have heard of the thyroid gland but you may not be as familiar with the parathyroid glands that are hard at work controlling your body’s calcium levels. When they’re not ...

Patients who receive parathyroidectomy for mild primary hyperparathyroidism show no benefits in survival or morbidity, including fractures, cancer, or cardiovascular outcomes over more than 10 years, ...

Surgeons at the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, Fla., announced today they have exceeded 18,000 patients on their “parathyroid surgery map,” which documents where patients come from to undergo ...

UAB Department of Surgery Fay Fletcher Kerner Endowed Chair Dr. Herbert Chen was recently featured on UAB's weekly podcast, MedCast, where he discussed hyperparathyroidism and its impacts. One of the ...

Using a human amniotic membrane for protection and healing can lead to a 50 percent reduction in vocal cord nerve injuries that can result from surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, a study ...