Bianco Lab

05/27/2023

Despite hiccups here and there, therapy with LT4+LT3 for hypothyroidism is gaining momentum. We are discussing it daily; revising old dogmas with new research. It is critical that patients continue to advocate for better treatment options.

Debate continues on whether combination therapy or T4 alone is the best treatment for hypothyroidism Dr. Kaniksha Desai interviews Dr Antonio Bianco on the best treatment option.

04/20/2023

This is the Youtube link to the podcast "Rethinking Hypothyroidism" hosted by the Thyroid Foundation of Canada. I really enjoyed the 30 min of Q&A that followed. https://youtu.be/PGlYO_H4Gdc via

Dr. Bianco has written a book entitled, “Rethinking Hypothyroidism: Why Treatment Must Change and What Patients Can Do”. Dr. Bianco will discuss his book and...

04/11/2023

Hypothyroid and Still Experiencing Residual Symptoms?

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BG58pxU-StuisfFkETNuCA

03/12/2023

Por que tantos pacients com hipotireoidismo continuam se sentindo tão mal? Por que muitos médicos rejeitam os milhões de pacientes insistindo que nao se sentem bem apesar do tratamento; e por que os pacientes se viram repentinamente duvidando de décadas de ciência confiável e testada? Como o caso de hipotireoidismo retrocedeu de “fechado” para “aberto”? Mais importante, o que esses pacientes que continuam sofrendo podem fazer? Este livro conta essa história.

Resumo do livro: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/R/bo183892827.html

Compre o livro: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Hypothyroidism-Treatment-Change-Patients/dp/0226823164/ref=zg_bs_227204_sccl_28/145-1082159-9112257?psc=1

02/14/2023

You can call in tomorrow and participate in the discussion.

Do you know the symptoms of Hypothyroidism? Medical Grand Round is LIVE on Wednesday at 8am ET. Dr. Steven Hodak and Dr. Mark Pochapin are talking with Dr. Antonio Bianco Bianco Lab UChicago Medicine and with Dr. Faisal Mahmood Harvard Medical School
We want your questions! 877-NYU-DOCS
Only on SiriusXM Channel 110!

02/13/2023

The NPR interview is available here. Hard to address everything when there is so much to say, but I think we talked about the most important things. Both Joe and Terry are wonderful hosts.
Show 1330: Rethinking Hypothyroidism https://peoplespharmacy.com/articles/show-1330-rethinking-hypothyroidism via

A leading thyroid researcher lays out why we should be rethinking hypothyroidism for patients who don't respond to standard treatment.

02/10/2023

I am going to be talking about hypothyroidism on "The People's Pharmacy - NPR" with Joe and Terry Graedon. Anyone can listen at 7 a.m. EST on February 11th and 3 p.m. EST on February 12th via www.wunc.org .

WUNC provides high-quality news, cultural and entertainment content to create a more informed and engaged community.

01/11/2023

Two months after his new book, Rethinking Hypothyroidism, hit the shelves, Antonio Bianco, MD, PhD, talks to Endocrine News about, well, rethinking hypothyroidism. From his research of thyroid metabolism and deiodinases to why researchers and clinicians have often been so mystified by hypothyroidism...

12/25/2022

Why did so many of those treated for hypothyroidism ultimately fare so poorly? How was a century-long medical triumph transformed into a tarnished victory, fraught with conflict and exhaustion? Why did doctors dismiss the millions of patients insisting their treatments were failing; and why did patients find themselves suddenly doubting decades of reliable, tested science? How did the case of hypothyroidism backtrack from “closed” to “open”? Most importantly, what can these patients who continue to suffer do? This book tells that story.

Read an excerpt: https://pressblog.uchicago.edu/2022/12/19/read-an-excerpt-from-rethinking-hypothyroidism-by-antonio-c-bianco-md.html

Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Hypothyroidism-Treatment-Change-Patients/dp/0226823164/

12/19/2022

Hypothyroidism affects approximately five out of a hundred Americans, and hundreds of millions worldwide. It occurs when the thyroid gland malfunctions or after thyroid surgery,