Despite its relatively small size, the thyroid gland is one of the most essential organs in your body.

If you're experiencing bulging eyes and double vision, you might be dealing with thyroid eye disease, also known as Graves' disease.

Hear endocrinologist Anupam Kotwal, MBBS, discuss thyroid conditions and autoimmune diseases on this episode of the What the Health podcast.

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the midline of the neck. Unfortunately, the thyroid gland can develop lumps. These lumps, which can be single, multiple or even cover the entire thyroid, are called nodules.

Thyroid cancer is a form of cancer that affects approximately 53,000 Americans annually. The thyroid is a small gland at the base of your neck responsible for creating thyroid hormones.

Our endocrinologist's self-diagnosis became a national story featured on NBC's Today Show.

It was Sept. 1, 2009, when I received the call that I had thyroid cancer. I was just 26 years old and 14 weeks pregnant with my second child.

The prevalence of thyroid cancer is on the rise and is increasingly more common in young women. The fifth most common cancer in women, and 12th overall among both men and women, it is also one of the most treatable, with a five-year survival rate of 98.1 percent.

A thyroid nodule is a growth within the thyroid – a butterfly shaped gland located just below the Adam’s apple in the neck. The thyroid sends out hormones that help control the body’s metabolism. Thyroid nodules are very common and occur in 30% of all people in the United States.