This review presents evidence-based remarks on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Hashimoto thyroiditis, which is a common autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting women and increasing the risk of recurrent miscarriages and preterm birth.
This narrative review outlines the role of guidelines on opioid use and summarizes recent knowledge regarding the consequences of long-term opioid therapy (L-TOT), in particular opioid addiction and deficiencies of the immune and endocrine systems. It also addresses new strategies to strengthen the L-TOT in the management of cancer-related pain among patients receiving palliative care.