DEAR DR. ROACH: Please explain Hashimoto’s disease. I have heard that it is rare, but two colleagues have recently been diagnosed. We all work in a very high-stress field.
-- J.H.
ANSWER: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is not at all a rare disease. It occurs in up to 10 percent of the population and much more frequently in women than men. Although people can be diagnosed at a young age, it is more common a…