Summary Vitamin D intake over the recommended dose is usually associated with high serum 25(OH)D levels and generally not associated with symptoms of hypercalcemia. High doses of cholecalciferol need to be avoided to protect ...

Viral infections have often been associated with subacute (De Quervain) thyroiditis. Rare cases of subacute thyroiditis have been reported after vaccines. Various vaccines have been developed with different techniques ...

We read with great interest a published article in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism titled “Radiological thoracic vertebral fractures are highly prevalent in COVID-19 and predict disease outcomes” (1). ...

Background: The effect of preadmission metformin usage (PMU) on the mortality of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients with diabetes is conflicting. Most studies have focused on in-hospital mortality; however, ...

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the publication rate for oral presentations at Congresses of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of Turkey (CEMDT), their contribution to the literature, and variations over twenty ...

Non-compliance to the prescribed levothyroxine (LT4) treatment is one of the reasons for the failure in managing hypothyroidism. This problem can usually be overcome by following the prescribed medication regimen. However, ...

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to evaluate the diabetes education efficiency of individuals over 65 years old in Turkey, which has the highest prevalence of diabetes in Europe. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated ...

CONTEXT: The aims of the study are to compare characteristics of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) related to different etiologies, and to identify predictors of recurrence of SAT and incident hypothyroidism. METHODS: This ...