Recent research has highlighted the bone-health risks of taking thyroid medication, prescribed to 23 million Americans.

Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in a recent study.

The loss of bone mineral density and bone mass is called osteoporosis, a disease that affects an estimated 10 million ...

Treatment with levothyroxine may result in bone loss in older euthyroid patients, according to data from a longitudinal ...

Prescribed to treat hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer, around 7% of the U.S. population takes levothyroxine. The drug is a ...

Levothyroxine, the second-most-commonly prescribed medication for older adults in the U.S., has been linked to lower bone density.

Levothyroxine, commercially known as Synthroid among other names, is commonly used to treat an underactive thyroid.

New research suggests that a thyroid medication often prescribed to older Americans may be linked to a common problem in old ...

The thyroid medication levothyroxine may be associated with bone loss, according to a study that will be presented at the ...

Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone ...

New research indicates a link between levothyroxine and bone mass loss in older adults. Scientists emphasize the need to ...

Could Synthroid be doing more harm than good? New research links the thyroid medicine to potential bone loss. Dr. Yadal Safai ...