Research Reviews
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Thyroid patient blaming and shaming, part 3: Advocacy and Science
In this Part 3, I continue my rebuttal of a research article that blames thyroid patients for causing harm to themselves by making requests of doctors for tests and therapies. In this post, I explain the good signs that thyroid patients’ self-advocacy is sometimes effective and is making a difference.
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Thyroid patient blaming and shaming, part 2: True barriers
In this Part 2, I continue my rebuttal of a research article that blames thyroid patients for causing harm to themselves by making requests of doctors for tests and therapies. In this post, I provide a fictional dialogue among three of the authors to illustrate their thought process. I then illustrate how the “barriers” are…
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2019 ATA article engages in patient-blaming and doctor-shaming
Some members of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) have achieved a new ethical low. The ATA have published in their official scientific journal, Thyroid, an article by Esfandiari and colleagues (2019) that blames thyroid patients for causing harm to themselves by making requests of doctors for tests and therapies. They titled their paper “Patient Requests…
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RT3 inhibits T4-T3 conversion. How worried should we be?
[Post updated May 2, 2021] Many thyroid patients have acquired concerns about Reverse T3 (RT3) by reading Kent Holtorf’s web pages. Likely even more have learned by reading Reverse T3 information on the Stop the Thyroid Madness (STTM) thyroid patients’ website, which has been influenced by Holtorf, whom they cite. On the positive side, both…
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Visualizing thyroid hormone activity in cells: T3 and RT3 in context
I’ve recently been inspired by an visual of thyroid hormone cellular action published by Bianco and colleagues in September, 2019. This visual has taught me a new way of seeing these hormones’ pathways of movement and activity in our bodies. I’ve read Bianco’s article quite thoroughly in light of the image, and as a result…