Mayo Clinic Minute: Graves' disease - when the thyroid is overactive

Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that triggers the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormones than the body needs. It's the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid. Dr. Marius Stan, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, has more on this thyroid disorder.  Editor's note: January is National Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/mhYeuD_Z3Po Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1:05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo…
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