Thyroid is the gland sitting right at the base of the neck and controls how fast or how slow things go in the body. Dr. Lara Paraskos, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the anatomy of the thyroid and describes what the hypothyroidism is and how it can affect body weight...

Is it bad for the body to switch from one birth control pill to another? Is the switch seamless? Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains what can happen after going from one type of birth control to another, and how your body takes it...

What are the parathyroid glands? Dr. Robert Udelsman, Chief of Endocrine Surgery with Miami Cancer Institute, explains they are important glands that control calcium metabolism, and talks about their location, function, and structure...

Dr. Lara Paraskos, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says there are medications that can help to normalize the thyroid levels, and the most commonly prescribed one is called Methimazole, and the other is the PTU, which is used in pregnant women in the first trimester. She explains once patients have started on medication to…...

What do you know about the thyroid gland? Dr. Robert Udelsman, Chief of Endocrine Surgery with Miami Cancer Institute, explains where it is located, its parts, and its function in the human body...

Dr. Lara Paraskos, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains endocrinology is the branch of medicine that deals with hormones in the body. She says the thyroid is a gland in the base of the neck and it regulates how fast or how slow things go in the body. She points out the thyroid regulates…...

Hypothyroidism happens when the thyroid it not producing enough of the thyroid hormones (t3 and t4). Dr. Lara Paraskos, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains Hashimoto’s is the most common cause and she also talks about iodine-deficiency and how the condition can be treated...

Stress, drugs, and heredity are some causes of hair loss. Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, Facial Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains these and more reasons, such as hormones, illnesses, and nutritional deficiency...