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

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 ...

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

A widely used pill for treating an underactive thyroid may be associated with bone loss, according to a study being presented ...

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

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

Levothyroxine (LT4) use is associated with longitudinal loss of bone mass and density in older adults, according to a study ...

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

ONE of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the UK, used to treat a hormone condition, may be linked to a bone snapping ...

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

The researchers used the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling older adults.