DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister was recently diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism. She has visited several doctors and they each offer a different opinion, ranging from doing nothing to undergoing a ...

Researchers have found that unusually high calcium levels in the blood can almost always be traced to primary hyperparathyroidism, an undertreated, underreported condition that affects mainly women ...

A common cause of bone loss is an overactive parathyroid gland, which doctors usually treat with surgery. New research on how excess parathyroid hormone affects immune cells suggests that doctors ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: A recent blood test showed that the calcium level in my blood is high. My levels of something called “PTH” are also high. Now my doctor has scheduled a parathyroid scan. Why? What does ...

A recent study found that treating osteoporosis brought on by hyperparathyroidism with conventional drugs could actually do more harm than help. Instead of taking medicines that seemingly strengthen ...

Overactive parathyroid glands,which control the body's blood calcium levels, can lead to kidney stones, neuropsychiatric disorders and bone abnormalities, particularly among elderly women. Researchers ...

A man whose finger bones looked mysteriously "eaten away" on an X-ray was actually a textbook case for doctors who have seen what high levels of a hormone called parathyroid hormone can do to the body ...

Q: A routine blood exam showed my blood-calcium level was high, and my doctor told me I now need surgery to remove my parathyroid glands. Doesn’t that seem a bit extreme? I didn’t even know I had a ...

Persistent stomach pain finally got Dancing With the Stars pro Alan Bersten to go to the doctor. “At first [the doctors] were like, ‘Oh, it’s probably not a big deal. You’re probably just taking some ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: My wife has been tested and found to have high levels of parathyroid hormone and calcium. She also has kidney stones. Please advise as to treatment. — G.H. A: The parathyroid glands ...

A man whose finger bones looked mysteriously "eaten away" on an X-ray was actually a textbook case for doctors who have seen what high levels of a hormone called parathyroid hormone can do to the body ...