People with chronic hypoparathyroidism who are treated by endocrinologists — doctors who specialize in hormone-related diseases — are more likely to achieve recommended blood levels of calcium and vitamin D than those not receiving specialist care, a real-world study found. The researchers noted that these effects were observed despite…

“When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you … never give up then, for that’s just the place and time that the tide’ll turn.” — Harriet Beecher Stowe It’s been 10 years since everything in my life changed. Many people with hypoparathyroidism say their…

“Slow down, you crazy child/ And take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while/ It’s all right, you can afford to lose a day or two/ When will you realize Vienna waits for you?” — Billy Joel, “Vienna” Living with hypoparathyroidism is unpredictable, like being on…