Five proven pills - including colchicine, statins, and semaglutide - can significantly cut heart attack and stroke risk. The ...

The largest trial to examine the impact of colchicine in acute myocardial infarction (MI) found that both acute and long-term colchicine use did not reduce cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, ...

While conducting the CLEAR SYNERGY (OASIS 9) trial, lead author Sanjit Jolly, MD continued to treat some of his patients post–myocardial infarction (MI), including his late father, with colchicine.

In recent years, scientists have increasingly turned their attention to older, affordable drugs to explore whether they offer benefits beyond their original purpose. Colchicine, a cheap and widely ...

Colchicine use was linked to a 12% reduction in the risk for total joint arthroplasty among patients with gout. Colchicine use is associated with a modest reduction in the long-term risk for total ...

The recent US approval of a new low dose of colchicine 0.5 mg (Lodoco; Agepha Pharma) with a broad indication for use in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) represents a completely new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a substudy of the COLCOT trial, patients with MI benefited the most from colchicine if it was initiated early ...

An anti-inflammatory drug that has been around for over 2,000 years might help delay a very modern problem: hip and knee replacements. That's the suggestion of a new study finding that older adults ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Secondary prevention of CVD with colchicine is a major focus for the cardiology community, especially after ...

Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, with a worldwide prevalence of approximately 4%. The accumulation of monosodium urate crystals in gout leads to the clinical manifestations of ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused well over 2.3 million deaths in a little over a year. A new ...