Gout Core

Colchicine works fine for gout. So does clarithromycin for bronchitis. Together they can shut down your bone marrow and kidneys. FDA warnings, real cases, and the checklist that keeps you safe.

Most allopurinol rashes are harmless. One type of skin reaction kills up to 20% of people who develop it. Here are the exact warning signs and what to do.

Chinese scientists built a nanoparticle from cerium that attacks gout three ways at once. It worked in rats. Here is what that actually means for you.

It’s day 3. The worst of the fire is out, but your big toe is still swollen, warm, and tender enough that a dropped sock hurts. You’ve missed work, slept in a chair, and asked the ceiling the same question over and over: how long does this actually last? Nobody at the pharmacy tells you. … Read more

Pozdeutinurad (AR882), a once-daily pill that helps the kidneys flush uric acid, just cleared a Phase 3 trial and shrank gout tophi in roughly half of people who took it for a year. Here is what the data means.