Diet can also be a key factor in the development of gout. Avoiding foods high in purines, such as red meat, can help lower risk. Medications taken to treat gout can help people with that condition ...

New research indicates that a drug commonly prescribed for gout may also lower the risk of heart attack and stroke when taken ...

NEW YORK CITY — Urate, the culprit of gout, affects the vasculature in multiple ways that can raise cardiovascular risk (CV) in an individual with gout, and following guidelines for gout treatment, ...

A new study, by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout. The new research, which is ...

Patients with gout who achieve a serum urate level lower than 6 mg/dL demonstrated a lower 5-year risk for cardiovascular ...

A new gene test might predict skin side effects from a common gout medication Two genes combined can account for side effect risk in more than 80% of U.S. gout patients The current test uses only one ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) reduced the need for urate-lowering therapy (ULT) and gout flare therapies in people who had both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and ...

Gout, a type of inflammatory arthritis caused by a buildup of uric acid (urate) in the body, affects 5.1% of U.S. adults (over 12 million), including 10% of those aged 65 or older. Urate is produced ...

A groundbreaking new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can ...

The current test uses only one of the genes, and it misses many patients at risk FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new gene test might be able to predict which gout patients will have a bad ...

FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new gene test might be able to predict which gout patients will have a bad skin reaction to a common medication for the condition, researchers say. A newly ...