Karen tells us about her family’s health history, including her own diagnosis with thyroid cancer. She explains how this motivated her to take part in #OurFutureHealth to help researchers find new ways to treat the diseases that have affected her family. @britishthyroid.bsky.social

‘I thought having thyroid cancer was the worst thing to ever happen, but losing Mum suddenly to a stroke was so much worse’

Fashion merchandiser Karen Fraser experienced a devastating loss after cancer treatment. She’s joining Our Future Health to help researchers better understand the genetic links driving disease

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⏱Our survey deadline to tell us what you'd like future thyroid research to address is 22 June. 🗣If you live with a thyroid condition, care for someone who does, or treat patients, we need your views. Pls complete our survey🔗https://www.btf-thyroid.org/tell-us-your-research-priorities #jlathyroid

British Thyroid Foundation (BTF) ‪@britishthyroid.bsky.social‬ ❓Questions about research into Graves' disease? 🎬 You can now watch the recording of our recent webinar exploring research and potential future treatments. 🔗 www.btf-thyroid.org/meet-the-exp... #thyroid #GravesDisease #ThyroidResearch

As International Thyroid Awareness Week comes to an end, watch Dr Salman Razvi’s plea for the thyroid community to take our survey to help shape the future of thyroid research. Please make your voice count and complete our survey www.btf-thyroid.org/tell-us-your... #itaw #thyroid

📆This World Thyroid Day, we’ve urged the thyroid community to ‘Raise Your Voice for Thyroid’ to make this disease impossible to ignore. 🦋Sharon’s held creative collage sessions to raise awareness & fundraise How will you ‘Raise Your Voice for Thyroid’? www.btf-thyroid.org/Event/raise-... #thyroid

🔬This World Thyroid Day, we’re highlighting the urgent need for more thyroid research. Watch Kasia explain why she's urging you to tell us what research matters to you. 🗣Make your voice count. Complete our survey today www.btf-thyroid.org/tell-us-your... #itaw #thyroid #jlathyroid

2/2 🗣Please help spark understanding and conversation by sharing these key facts with anyone who may find them helpful. #itaw #InternationalThyroidAwarenessWeek #thyroid

🦋Happy World Thyroid Day. 1/2 📆Today marks the beginning of International Thyroid Awareness Week – a chance to recognise the vital role of the thyroid — and the estimated 1 in 20 people in the UK living with a thyroid condition.

Delighted to be an @ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social affiliate charity to help shape the research programme so it reflects the needs of people living with thyroid disease, and ultimately improve life outcomes for people.

Our Future Health@ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Today @britishthyroid.bsky.social joins us as an affiliate charity. With their expertise in raising awareness and funding research into thyroid disorders, they’ll have to shape #OurFutureHealth so we can help more people live longer, healthier lives. Read more:

📆World Thyroid Day's on 25 May And you're invited to 'Raise Your Voice For Thyroid' by starting conversations about thyroid disease. Why not hold a tea party, give a talk or share your story to make some noise about thyroid disease? Claim your fundraising pack www.btf-thyroid.org/.../raise-yo...

📢Please complete our survey to help shape the future of thyroid research Whether you have a thyroid condition, support someone who does, or work in this area, your opinion matters 🔗Take our survey to tell us what questions you want future research to focus on www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/VVENRK/

📆Happy World Hormone Day! 🙋Did you know that hormones are biological messengers that travel throughout our bloodstream telling our organs and cells what to do? Look out for more fascinating facts about hormones across today. #BecauseHormonesMatter #WorldHormoneDay @esendocrinology.bsky.social

👟👟Inspired by last weekend’s Manchester Marathon? 🎽Why not make 2027 your marathon year? 🏅Secure your guaranteed place for just £35 at: www.btf-thyroid.org/event/manche... #manchestermarathon #thyroid #manchestermarathon2027

This World Thyroid Day on 25 May, lend your voice and help make thyroid disease impossible to ignore. ☕💬Whether you’re hosting a tea party, giving a talk, or sharing your story, claim your free fundraising pack today and amplify our collective voices. 🔗 www.btf-thyroid.org/Event/raise-... #thyroid

We'll be taking a break over the bank holiday weekend. Wishing everyone a relaxing Easter 🐣 🐤 🐥

▶️ You can now view the recording of our recent webinar on hypothyroidism. Well worth a watch to hear our experts answer your frequently asked questions about hypothyroidism ➡️ youtu.be/OoQ_eACK0e8 #hypothyroidism #hashimotos #thyroid

📣 Free in-person event All welcome to come along to our next West Midlands Group meeting this Thursday 12 March 7-9 pm to hear Prof Neil Sharma talk about surgery for thyroid cancer. Contact Kath, our group coordinator, for further details and to register your interest kath.bell@sky.com #thyroid

We’re proud to be working with partners in the Connect Immune Research project to help advance the understanding and treatment of autoimmune disease #AutoimmuneAwareness

Royal Free Charity@royalfreecharity.org · 6mo ago

We are funding research into autoimmune conditions and partnering through Connect Immune Research to drive better treatments. @britishthyroid.bsky.social @bowelresearchuk.bsky.social @jarproject.bsky.social @papaa-uk.bsky.social

If you’re a healthcare professional in Harrogate for the BES, please pop by to see our latest patient resources. #sfebes

Society for Endocrinology@socendocrinology.bsky.social · 6mo ago

And we're off in Harrogate! Looking forward to three days of meeting other endocrinologists and learning about new breakthroughs in the field. Keep up to date with the programme by downloading the SfE BES 2026 app: bit.ly/SfEBES2026ap...

This is understandably something we're asked a lot. 👉🏾 Read more in our FAQ www.btf-thyroid.org/faqs/does-my... #thyroid #ThyroidNodules #MultinodularGoitre #CheckYourNeck

You can now watch the recording of our recent webinar. It's well worth a watch to hear our speakers discuss why it's often important to look at the bigger picture of physical, social and psychological factors when managing thyroid conditions. youtu.be/bBcABsgvrAo?... via @YouTube #thyroid

Meet the experts webinar on managing thyroid disease from a nurse's perspective

YouTube video by BTFThyroid

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📣 Tonight (10.2) Book your free place 👇 events.zoom.us/ev/AoVD1yKIx... #thyroid

What is resistance exercise and how does it benefit us if we have a thyroid condition? Thyroid patient and Exercise Physiologist, Joe Straw, explores: 🔗 www.btf-weightloss.org/Registered/W... Find more articles in our wellbeing and weight management hub from our homepage #wellbeing #weight #thyroid

Every experience of cancer is unique. And every cancer diagnosis is life-changing. Thank you to Alex for highlighting this World Cancer Day. Read Alex's journey➡ www.btf-thyroid.org/alexs-story-... #UnitedByUnique #WorldCancerDay #ThyroidCancer

January was a long month. And if you've been trying to stick to any healthy eating goals, it's around this time that your intentions can weaken, Read Registered Dietitian, Jonathan Hayes', tips for taking control. 🍓🔗 www.btf-weightloss.org/Registered/W... #wellbeing #weight #thyroid

A thyroid function test measures your thyroid hormone levels. Together with your symptoms, this helps your doctor to diagnose and manage your thyroid condition. Learn more 🔗 www.btf-thyroid.org/thyroid-func... #ThyroidAwarenessMonth #thyroid

🏃🏾‍♂️Looking for a place in the Royal Parks Half Marathon? Remove the ballot uncertainty and and run with us. Register for just £35 🔗👟👟 www.btf-thyroid.org/Event/royal-... #RoyalParksHalfMarathon #running #thyroid

🦋This Thyroid Awareness Month, we're sharing information about thyroid disease to help you understand more about the thyroid, what can happen when it goes wrong, and how thyroid conditions are diagnosed & treated. Learn more 🔗 www.btf-thyroid.org/Pages/Catego... #ThyroidAwarenessMonth #thyroid

❓Finding it hard to keep on track with your health goals? Our wellbeing and weight management resources are packed with tips on how to better manage your wellbeing and weight with a thyroid condition. Explore our resources 🚴‍♀️🍓🦋 www.btf-thyroid.org/wellbeing-an... #thyroid #wellbeing #BlueMonday

🦋❗️Too many people's thyroid conditions aren't picked up on quickly enough. This is because symptoms are confused with other conditions or simply due to being unaware of them. Find out more about thyroid conditions 🔗 tinyurl.com/3p69cebx #ThyroidAwarenessMonth #thyroid