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Doctors worry that iodine deficiency — a dietary problem from the past — is coming back

Jan. 06, 2025 14:38 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine...