A new study finds that corticosteroid shots may accelerate arthritis in knee and hip joints, even as it removes pain. Osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million adults in the United States.

While our immune systems typically do a great job containing pathogens and clearing infections, they can occasionally overreact. When the immune response to infection becomes excessive, it causes ...

Share on Pinterest Corticosteroid injections may not always be the best solution for all arthritis patients. Gordon Schirmer/EyeEm/Stocksy Two independent studies investigated the effect of ...

Corticosteroid injections are a common treatment option for pain and inflammation in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip. But a new study adds to concerns that hip steroid injections may lead to ...

In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open, a group of researchers evaluated the association between long-term oral corticosteroid use and adverse events (AEs) in adult patients with atopic ...

Intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS) injections pose a minimal risk of accelerating diabetes for most people, despite temporarily elevating blood glucose levels, according to a study published in ...

A medication prescribed for a physical illness can sometimes have unexpected effects on the mind, from disrupted sleep to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Corticosteroid injections failed to improve on lidocaine-only injections in knee OA. Further research is needed ...

Repeat treatment with corticosteroid injections improved vision in people with persistent or recurrent uveitis-related macular edema better than two other therapies, according to results from a ...

The discovery and introduction of corticosteroid therapy by Philip Hench in the late 1940s and early 1950s was a seminal advance in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid ...