Health care system
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Muddled logic in a 2016 Choosing Wisely article against T3 testing
Here’s a brief article from October 2016 — yes two years ago — from our nemesis the Choosing Wisely campaign, their American branch. From the Cleveland Clinic. LeGros, K. (2016, October 3). Choosing Wisely®: Thyroid Function Testing. Retrieved November 4, 2018, from https://clevelandcliniclabs.com/2016/10/03/recommendations-from-the-choosing-wisely-initiative-thyroid-function-testing/ I’d just like to point out some muddled logic in this quote…
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Choosing Wisely: False reassurance to thyroid patients
The full text of Choosing Wisely’s email reply to patients: “Thank you for raising your concerns and sharing your personal experience. Choosing Wisely Canada and our partners, the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) are not recommending to eliminate T3 testing. Choosing Wisely Canada is a national, clinician-led campaign focused on reducing unnecessary tests…
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Choose Evidence. Choose Free T3.
What are thyroid patients asking for? True evidence-based medicine. T3 is the most powerful thyroid hormone. Don’t assume thyroid patients have optimal T3 whenever their TSH and T4 are normal. Choose wisely. Test Free T3. PETITION LINK: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Home/Index Read our Campaign Statement for more information
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Canadian Thyroid Patients’ Federal Petition
View & Sign our petition Between August 27 and December 25, 2018, we are collecting e-signatures on the Government of Canada’s official website for petitions. Our petition is called “E-1819 (Hypothyroidism)” and is available at this link: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-1819 The petition system requires a valid email address for verification and will not include your signature until…
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REVIEW: Dr. Antonio Bianco’s 2016 interview on hypothyroidism
In 2016, Dr. Elizabeth McAninch and Dr. Antonio Bianco published a research paper called “The History and Future of Treatment with Hypothyroidism.” On Dr. Bianco’s research team’s website, deiodinase.org, there is a blog post about this study that includes a wonderful video of Dr. McAninch talking about the historical research they did on thyroid therapy.…