Corticosteroids

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Corticosteroid injections may speed arthritis progression when used to relieve arthritic knee pain. In contrast, hyaluronic acid injections may be protective, investigators say.

The agency is urging clinicians to consider the now readily available, recommended therapies such as Paxlovid as first-line COVID-19 treatments.

Pain improved with ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection of corticosteroid and local anesthetic added to best current treatment

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The more oral and inhaled corticosteroids prescribed within a year’s time, the more likely patients with asthma were to experience bone loss and fracture, investigators say.

Commonly available, low-cost corticosteroids lowered mortality risk by a third in critically ill, hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the organization reports.

Getting symptoms under control early in the allergy season may be the safest action at this time, say leading immunologists.

Regular oral steroid use in diseases such as arthritis can have an outsize effect on hypertension, investigators say.

Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis are common diseases that may not mix well with oral steroids, a study of 40,000 seniors suggests.