(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare reform in Massachusetts did not increase overall use of inpatient resources, but other states may not be so lucky, researchers found.
(MedPage Today) -- Vitamin C supplements didn't lower uric acid levels in patients with gout when given either alone or in combination with allopurinol, an open-label pilot study showed.
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The biologic drug golimumab (Simponi) may be used to treat moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, the FDA said Wednesday.
Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long before symptoms appear, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify this inflammation, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery...
Imagine what Paula Spurlock must have been going through. Shortly after having a hip replaced in 2011, the trouble started. "I had horrible itching, really bad migraines and intense pain throughout my body," she said. "I couldn't take it. Every single thing in me itched...
Ilaris® (canakinumab) is the first interleukin-1 beta inhibitor for the treatment of SJIA and the only treatment approved specifically for SJIA that is given as a monthly subcutaneous injection1...