Christine Williams

Specialist Physician-MoHS-SL |Associate lecturer-USL| MPH-KIT| Clinical cardio-endocrinology researcher | End-SGBV activist

[Dr Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli (Chandra) @ChandraMouliWHO]

Globally child marriage rates have declined steadily. To mark #IAHW2023 let us look at 5 things that contributed to this decline. There are useful lessons here on stepping up progress in other adolescent health issues. @IAAHglobal @GirlsNotBrides @GPchildmarriage @HRPresearch

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Charlotte, I couldn’t agree more.

Women lose thousands of dollars each year, and hundreds of thousands over a lifetime, because of gender and racial wage gaps.

I’m committed to building an economy where my daughters have the same rights and opportunities as my sons.

[Cedars-Sinai @CedarsSinai]

Today is Cedars-Sinai’s Center for Research in Women’s Health and Sex Differences annual symposium!

Panelists Dr. @GracielaGon and Dr. Sandra Duarte share the importance of following @NIH's mandate to include women in medical research.

Read more below. https://t.co/uqo25jHVBW

[Bartosz Hudzik MD PhD FESC FACC @BartoszHudzik]

Dramatically lower #risk of #sports related sudden #cardiac #arrest #SCA in #women compared w/ #men (0.19 vs 2.63 per million P<0.0001) https://t.co/7AZSlj213j @JACCJournals @JGrapsa @DrMarthaGulati @mirvatalasnag @HeartOTXHeartMD @gbiondizoccai @ErinMichos @hvanspall @mmamas1973

[Christine Williams @Christi85632814]

To conclude on thyroid nodule (s): part 2

Fun facts:

•50% of 50-year-old women will have at least one thyroid nodule
•60% of 60-year-old women will have at least one thyroid nodule
•70% of 70-year-old women will have at least one thyroid nodule

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To conclude on thyroid nodule (s): part 1

Fun facts:

•Thyroid nodules are three times more common in women than in men
•The incidence of thyroid nodules increases with age
•At age 30, 30% of women will have a thyroid nodule, compared to one in 40 men (2.5%) the same age

[Christine Williams @Christi85632814]

Diagnosis of thyroid nodule(s):
Your doctor will examine your neck for the presence of a nodule and if there is, some test will be done to know if the nodule(s) is harmful or not. Test like neck ultrasound, blood test (for thyroid hormones) etc

what causes thyroid nodule(s)?

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symptoms and signs of thyroid nodule(s)-part 2

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Symptoms of thyroid nodule (s)-part 1

The picture on the top right is a female patient from Sierra Leone with a giant palpable nodular goiter.

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What is a thyroid nodule (s)...

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Dear friends and colleagues, This is my new Twitter account. I will be focusing on health issues, especially endocrine tumors/cancers. I promise to use simple language for ease of understanding.

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The diagnosis of thyroid nodule (s)-goal and symptoms

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Facts about thyroid nodules

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Facts about thyroid nodule(s)-part 2

•50% of 50-year-old women will have at least one thyroid nodule

•60% of 60-year-old women will have at least one thyroid nodule

•70% of 70-year-old women will have at least one thyroid nodule

[Christine Williams @Christi85632814]

Facts about thyroid nodule(s)-part 1

•Thyroid nodules are three times more common in women than in men

•The incidence of thyroid nodules increases with age

•At age 30, 30% of women will have a thyroid nodule, compared to one in 40 men (2.5%) the same age

[Christine Williams @Christi85632814]

@Endocrine101 no problem. thank you

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This week I will be sharing information on endocrine-related tumors and cancers.
I will start with the thyroid gland…
A step-wise approach to a suspected thyroid nodule: