Background Japanese guidelines recommend a corticosteroid maintenance dose of 5–10 mg/day for cardiac sarcoidosis (CS); however, the optimal dose remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I have osteoarthritis in my knee that continues to worsen. Would a steroid injection help my knee pain? How long does the treatment last, and how often can it be repeated, if ...

Objective: To review the basis for the estimated comparative daily dosages of inhaled corticosteroids for children and adults that are presented in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers who compared kidney transplant recipients randomized to withdrawal or continue corticosteroids 7 ...

Corticosteroid injections may be the most impactful nonoperative treatment modality in delaying total shoulder arthroplasty, according to results presented here. “From the patient perspective, steroid ...

A review gives an overview of potential biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In a recently published review, researchers outlined the background research and results of clinical trials ...

Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) is a 50–60 kDa glycoprotein essential for the transport of cortisol and the precise regulation of its bioavailability. By binding cortisol with high affinity, CBG ...

Although clinical practice recommendations provide a point of reference for clinicians, their impact is often limited by the lack of strong underlying evidence. Irregular use of corticosteroids by ...