INVENTIONS AND PATENTS FOR TREATING THYROID DISEASE.

The thyroid is a bi-lobed gland located at the base of the neck that produces essential hormones for metabolic control in the human body. Affecting nearly fifty-million Americans, thyroid disease has become a ubiquitous cause for symptoms including depression, anxiety, psychosis, and heart disease. Yet, while the healthcare law scholarship is visibly scaling, the research relating to law, innovation, and thyroid disease is completely naked. This Article provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the Thyroid Patent Dataset, an evolving mechanism for tracking progress in treatments for thyroid disease and advances the literature in providing the first consolidated review of patents for a specific disease. In short, this Article explores the confluence of thyroid disease, patent law, and innovation policy to promote knowledge in human health relating to the human thyroid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]