Thyroid disease and Liothyronine: a petition asks for funds

[helvella]

A decently long article in Byline Times!

Thyroid disease and Liothyronine: a petition asks for funds

Thyroid disease treatment could be revolutionised with a parliamentary petition requesting research funds from the Advanz Pharma fine

by Samantha Wathen

16-02-2024 17:28

in Health

Reading Time: 6 mins

A parliamentary petition has been launched by Dr Pete Taylor (a doctor specialising in thyroid disease) to urge the government to allocate a small percentage of the fine imposed on Advanz Pharma to thyroid research in order to try and change things for the better.

Thyroid disorders affect millions worldwide, causing a wide range of symptoms that significantly impact quality of life. These effects include fatigue, weight fluctuations, mood swings, and a variety of other health challenges.

Sadly, there are often limited treatment options and gaps in health professionals’ understanding of thyroid-related conditions. This petition therefore seeks to try and leverage some funds from Advanz Pharma’s fine to bolster thyroid research initiatives.

Well worth visiting the actual publication to see the rest of it:

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[RedApple Administrator]

Great article!

Only two weeks to go before Dr Pete Taylor's petition closes. petition.parliament.uk/peti...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to RedApple]

It is rather good - isn't it!

[SlowDragon Administrator]

what a brilliant article

Let’s hope it promotes more signatures before March 4th

[humanbean]

Good article.

One thing it didn't mention is that cheaper brands of T3 than the NHS buys are available. So, in effect, the NHS has chosen to spend more money on T3 than is necessary.

In doing so they have denied many patients the benefits of T3 and have spread the myth amongst doctors and patients that T3 is dangerous. This can only have happened because it is convenient to the NHS, because there have been zero deaths attributed to T3 in the yellow card system since the system started in 1967.

[BB001]

Very well written article. Petition closes on 4th March 2024, please urge everyone you know to sign.