In Conversation With… Dan Hawcutt, MD MRCPCH
“The harms caused by steroids are not the most reported side effects because there is still a prevalent misunderstanding that steroid-toxicities are just a cost of doing business with steroids.” Dan ...
It’s Time to Protect Asthma Patients From Steroid Overuse
The Global Initiative of Asthma (GINA) estimates that more than 17 million patients worldwide have severe uncontrolled asthma. The condition is defined as asthma that is uncontrolled despite the use ...
The Silent Suffering of Steroid Patients Unmasked
A new study published in the Journal of Neurological Sciences has highlighted the negative impact steroid-toxicities have on patient quality of life.[1] With an estimated 1% of the world’s adult ...
In Conversation With… Neelam Goyal, MD
“Clinicians use a lot of prednisone because it works and is cheap - but we miss a big part of the cost equation if we don’t factor in the burden of steroid-toxicity - and the GTI provides a rigorous ...
Steroids Pose Immense Risk of Increased Morbidity to IBD Patients
More than 6.8 million people suffer with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), many of whom are at risk of increased morbidity due to an overreliance on steroids as a main pillar of treatment.[1] ...
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