Gout Medications

A July 2026 study found people with gout have 5.5 times higher fracture risk. Here’s why, and how allopurinol adherence changes the numbers.

A Qingdao University randomized trial found that swapping proteins, keeping carbs, and doubling vegetables dropped uric acid 112 micromoles/L in 42 days. Here is what the participants actually ate.

Your kidney function is down to 30 percent. Your big toe feels like someone drove a nail through it. The doctor says no to ibuprofen. Colchicine is risky too. Even a steroid shot comes with caveats. What are you supposed to do when every standard gout treatment is off the table? This is the reality … Read more

The BSR 2026 debate over whether daily colchicine prophylaxis is always needed when starting allopurinol, or if a pill-in-the-pocket approach works just as well.

Gout cases in people aged 15-39 rose 62% between 1990 and 2021. Here’s why young men are getting gout, what’s driving it, and what you can do.

New EULAR 2026 MRI research shows visceral fat, liver fat, and muscle fat drive gout risk even in normal-weight people. Here is what BMI misses and what you can do about it.