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Vidcast:   https://www.instagram.com/p/DUl7k40j79N/Hospitalized COVID patients have more than double the risk of developing thyroid disease compared with COVID-negative patients. A new study from NYC’s Montefiore Health System studied more than 400,000 patients with no prior thyroid disease and compared those who tested positive for COVID-19 with those who tested negative. Their results were just published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.The data for hospitalized CoVid patient demonstrated a 3-fold increase in hyperthyroidism, that is elevated thyroid activity, a 2-fold increase in hypothyroidism, that is reduced thyroid function, and an elevated risk for other thyroid disorders. Importantly, even non-hospitalized CoVid patients, many of whom are younger adults, have a 30–50% higher risk of thyroid disease.The risk doesn’t appear immediately. Researchers found thyroid problems often emerged two or more years after infection, and continued rising beyond four years of follow-up.The res