Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. A ...

Here’s everything you need to know about the essential trace mineral iodine and how to get enough of it on a plant-based diet ...

We have left many epidemics and diseases back in the past, through the good work of doctors, essential workers and other ...

Although most people are still getting enough, researchers have increasingly been reporting low levels of iodine in pregnant women and other people, raising concerns about an impact on their newborns.

The placental barrier fails to fully protect against harmful contaminants, prompting calls for iodine testing in pregnancy ...

Iodine deficiency in the UK is generally accepted as a health problem from the past, but recent research suggests this may ...

Iodised salt all but eradicated iodine deficiency years ago, but cases are now rising. Pregnant women and children are ...

A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared after some food makers started adding it to table salt, bread and some other foods ...