I donât know of any research studies which confirm that Lyme Disease can lead to a thyroid or autoimmune thyroid condition. However, this disease can affect the endocrine system, as well as other systems of the body, and I know some people with Lyme Disease who developed thyroid conditions.But whether they would have developed problems with the thyroid gland even if they didnât become infected with B. burgdorferi is unknown.With regards to autoimmune thyroid conditions such as Gravesâ Disease and Hashimotoâs Thyroiditis, it is possible that Lyme Disease can trigger an autoimmune response.But as you know, other factors can also lead to an autoimmune condition.ut whether they would have developed problems with the thyroid gland even if they didnât become infected with B. burgdorferi is unknown. With regards to autoimmune thyroid conditions such as Gravesâ Disease and Hashimotoâs Thyroiditis, it is possible that Lyme Disease can trigger an autoimmune response.
Flip Saunders dies at age 60 (2:51) Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president of basketball operations Flip Saunders has passed away at age 60 after battling Hodgkin lymphoma. Saunders had a 35-year coaching career that was highlighted by his time with the Timberwolves and Pistons.
Desmond Doss is credited with saving 75 soldiers during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific â and he did it without ever carrying a weapon. The battle at Hacksaw Ridge, on the island of Okinawa, was a close combat fight with heavy weaponry. Thousands of American and Japanese soldiers were killed, and the fact that Doss survived the battle and saved so many lives has confounded and awed those who know his story.