The parathyroid glands are four small glands located in the neck. They regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. If the glands are over-functioning, an individual may need surgery to remove one or ...

An investigational drug, encaleret, restored calcium levels in people with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1), a rare genetic disorder marked by an imbalance of calcium in the blood and ...

NIDCR Senior Research Physician, Rachel I. Gafni, M.D., examines a clinical trial participant with ADH1, a rare genetic disorder marked by abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood. An ...

The Ajmera Transplant Centre at University Health Network (UHN) has performed a groundbreaking parathyroid transplant, in a patient who suffered from a severe form of hypoparathyroidism – when there ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postoperative hypothyroidism after total thyroidectomy is associated with reduced risk for fractures.

CURRENT enthusiasm for transplantation of the parathyroid gland brings to mind Homans's 1 statement that "in surgery as in every other art, fundamental matters are perennially being discovered, ...

Background: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) regulates the content of calcium and exerts an effect on myocardial function Abnormal secretion of PTH has been reported with depressed mechanical performance of ...

Impaired coronary flow reserve in patients with metastatic cancer treated with sunitinib. Impact of the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation for estimating renal ...

In older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy procedure didn’t have any effect on kidney function. The study is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. // Primary ...