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Corticosteroids are any steroid hormones made in the adrenal cortex (the outer part of the adrenal gland). They are also made in the laboratory. Corticosteroids have many different effects in the body, and are used to treat many different conditions. They may be used as hormone replacement, to suppress the immune system, and to treat some side effects of cancer and its treatment. Corticosteroids are also used to treat certain lymphomas and lymphoid leukemias.

Foot or ankle injuries in professional football players may increase risk of osteoarthritis

A new paper in Rheumatology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that retired UK male professional football players who reported foot or ankle injuries during their careers were more likely to develop osteoarthritis in retirement.

22 Oct 2025

Why doctors and patients in Italy still rely on oral corticosteroids for asthma

The study uncovers high reliance on oral corticosteroids for asthma in Italy, pointing to gaps in guideline adherence and the need for better patient support.

15 Oct 2025

Khat use linked to autoimmune hepatitis in young men

Khat (Catha edulis), a plant chewed for its stimulant effects by millions in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, is increasingly recognized for its hepatotoxic potential.

30 Sep 2025

2-in-1 budesonide-formoterol inhaler reduces children's asthma attacks by 45%

Findings from a trial comparing the real-world effectiveness of asthma inhalers could reshape how children with asthma are treated.

29 Sep 2025

High-dose vitamin D strengthens bones in very low birth weight infants

Research indicates that high-dose vitamin D improves bone health in very low birth weight preterm infants, highlighting its role in early development.

8 Aug 2025

Nanoparticles could slow rheumatoid arthritis progression and reduce flare severity

As a chronic condition, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can't be cured, so treatment focuses on managing the disease and controlling its progression. Although current treatments help control RA symptoms in most people, they cannot prevent the onset of RA or painful flare-ups.

6 Aug 2025

Research highlights guselkumab's impact on Crohn's endoscopic healing

In a major advance for patients with Crohn's disease, a new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai Health System found that guselkumab, a medication with a mechanism of action that is new to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment, outperformed an established standard of care in promoting intestinal healing and symptom relief.

18 Jul 2025

NIH awards major grant to advance mucormycosis research

The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA (TLI) announced today that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a new grant (P01AI186818) to Dr. Ashraf S. Ibrahim, PhD, a TLI Investigator, a Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and a leading authority on mucormycosis pathogenesis.

15 Jul 2025

Pentoxifylline offers no survival benefit for severe alcohol-associated hepatitis

Severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (sAH) remains a highly lethal condition with limited therapeutic options. Characterized by rapid liver decompensation, sAH is often accompanied by acute kidney injury (AKI), a complication that substantially worsens prognosis.

13 May 2025

Long term steroid use raises risk of adrenal insufficiency

Individuals taking steroid tablets for more than 3 months are over 6 times more likely to be diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency than those treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to research presented at the first Joint Congress between the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE).

11 May 2025

Mid afternoon inhaler use may improve nighttime asthma control

A single daily preventer dose of inhaled corticosteroid (beclomethasone), taken mid afternoon, may be the best timing for effective asthma control as it suppresses the usual nocturnal worsening of symptoms more effectively than dosing regimens at other times of the day, suggest the results of a small clinical trial published in the journal Thorax.

15 Apr 2025

New guidelines aim to improve diagnosis and treatment of mycoplasma pneumoniae in children

The Chinese Medical Association has released new guidelines for diagnosing and treating Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children.

7 Apr 2025

Long-term inhaled corticosteroids linked to increased health risks in COPD patients

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are commonly prescribed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but not recommended as first-line treatment unless patients have asthma/COPD overlap or frequent exacerbations.

24 Mar 2025

AI predicts biological aging using steroid pathways

Researchers discuss a novel method to predict biological aging using a deep neural network based on pathways of steroidogenesis.

19 Mar 2025

Corticosteroid use linked to higher risk of lupus pericarditis recurrence

A new study of more than 2,900 patients provides evidence that it's likely best to use as little corticosteroid medicine as possible when treating people who have lupus pericarditis, a common heart complication of the autoimmune disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

26 Feb 2025

Epidural steroid injections may offer modest short-term pain relief for some back pain

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain and disability for people with certain kinds of chronic back pain.

13 Feb 2025

Asthma and antibiotic use increase the likelihood of revision sinus surgery

The probability of revision sinus surgery including the removal of nasal polyps is higher if the patient has asthma or is on antibiotics at the time of their initial surgery. However, higher age was not a predictor of revision surgery, according to a new study.

4 Feb 2025

Corticosteroid News and Research

Foot or ankle injuries in professional football players may increase risk of osteoarthritis

Why doctors and patients in Italy still rely on oral corticosteroids for asthma

Khat use linked to autoimmune hepatitis in young men

2-in-1 budesonide-formoterol inhaler reduces children's asthma attacks by 45%

High-dose vitamin D strengthens bones in very low birth weight infants

Nanoparticles could slow rheumatoid arthritis progression and reduce flare severity

Research highlights guselkumab's impact on Crohn's endoscopic healing

NIH awards major grant to advance mucormycosis research

Pentoxifylline offers no survival benefit for severe alcohol-associated hepatitis

Long term steroid use raises risk of adrenal insufficiency

Mid afternoon inhaler use may improve nighttime asthma control

New guidelines aim to improve diagnosis and treatment of mycoplasma pneumoniae in children

Long-term inhaled corticosteroids linked to increased health risks in COPD patients

AI predicts biological aging using steroid pathways

Corticosteroid use linked to higher risk of lupus pericarditis recurrence

Epidural steroid injections may offer modest short-term pain relief for some back pain

Asthma and antibiotic use increase the likelihood of revision sinus surgery

AGA releases updated guidelines on hepatitis B reactivation in patients on immunosuppressive drugs

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Researchers uncover diverse asthma endotypes in youths using nasal transcriptomics

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