November 7, 2019 Corticosteroid Use Excessive in IBD Almost 15 percent of patients with inflammatory bowel disease showed evidence of excessive steroid use or dependency, and in half of these cases this excess was potentially avoidable, say researchers writing in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics this month. Read more   ADVERTISEMENT Adverse Outcomes with Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injections in OA Intra-articular corticosteroid injections for relief of the pain of hip or knee osteoarthritis may be harmful in some patients with at-risk conditions or may cause complications that are not well understood, say researchers writing in Radiology this month. Read more   Image IQ: Smooth plaques with pain and itch A 56-year-old woman with a history of celiac disease visited her doctor after a number of firm, smooth plaques developed over the course of a couple of weeks. The plaques manifested as yellow and pink, but then changed to a reddish color. What's the diagnosis? Read more