It has been an increasingly common tale in the endocrinology office of Ankur Modi, MD, over the past three years.

The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland found at the base of your neck, just below the Adam's apple. The thyroid gland makes thyroid hormone that travels in your blood...

If you have never had a problem with your thyroid, or know someone who has, you probably do not think twice about the tiny gland in your neck. But thyroid...