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May 7th 2024
The meta-analysis demonstrated gout with high blood uric acid levels significantly increases the risk of experiencing angina attacks.
Study Details Decline in Febuxostat Use Following FDA's Addition of Boxed Warning
July 22nd 2023Leveraging data from a pair of commercial databases, a new study details the changes in febuxostat prescribing among patients with gout before, during, and after the FDA's addition of a Boxed Warning to prescribing information.
Ultrasound Features Can Help Inform Management of Gouty Arthritis
July 19th 2023A retrospective analysis of nearly 150 patients with gouty arthritis in China provides further insight into the relationship between pathological ultrasound features and clinical signs and symptoms among this patient population.
SGLT2 Inhibitors Could Lower Risk of Recurrent Gout Flares in People with Diabetes
June 4th 2023A new-user, active comparator cohort study from EULAR 2023 suggests use of SGLT2 inhibitors could lower risk of recurrent gout flares in people with type 2 diabetes and gout compared to use of DPP-4 inhibitors.
Endocrine Case Report: Thumb Swelling and Redness
May 1st 2023Our latest case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, featuresa woman in her mid-60s with a history of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis treated with levothyroxine presenting to the hospital with 4-5 days of pain, swelling and redness on her left thumb.
Lumbar Bone Mineral Density Negatively Linked to Hyperuricemia in Obesity
A negative relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and hyperuricemia in total, as well as in the L1, L2, and L3 lumbar vertebrae, was demonstrated in the multivariable-adjusted regression models.