Doctor offers tips for thyroid awareness month – News 12 Brooklyn

January is national thyroid awareness month, and doctors say the amount of people affected by the disease is astounding.

Doctors at Montefiore Medical Center say around 200 million people around the world are affected. Over the month of January, doctors say they are stressing how key it is to get yourself checked out before any serious health problems occur.

If left unchecked, thyroid…