New research indicates that a drug commonly prescribed for gout may also lower the risk of heart attack and stroke when taken at an appropriate dose.Researchers from the UK, Sweden and Italy analysed ...

Activity limitations due to arthritis were reported in more than 24 million U.S. adults in 2023, with more than 47% of patients with arthritis experiencing such limitations, according to data ...

New research could allow health care providers to identify and treat patients at risk for rheumatoid arthritis before the ...

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a treatment that can reverse cartilage loss in aging joints and even prevent arthritis after knee injuries. By blocking a protein linked to aging, the ...

Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the United States, announced the publication of new research in PLOS Pathogens identifying a novel mechanism that may trigger ...

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Elaine Chen, a national biotech reporter, is the co-author of The Readout, a newsletter about the business, science, and politics of biotech. Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout ...

Flu cases are surging across the United States, with 32 states and jurisdictions reporting high or very high activity. A new influenza strain, Subclade K or "super flu," has emerged, though it has not ...

It's the time of sneezing, coughing, hacking and wheezing. Cases of the flu are surging throughout much of the United States as the new year begins. In its latest Influenza Surveillance Report, ...