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Rheumatology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on rheumatologic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for arthritis, gout, nr-AxSpA, and more.

The rheumatology month in review emphasizes new research in RA burden, fibromyalgia treatment, and insights from the EULAR 2025 meeting.

Rheumatology Month in Review: June 2025

Recent research identifies 4 SNPs in the GCKR gene as significant genetic risk factors for gout, enhancing understanding of the disease's genetic basis.

Study Links Gout and GCKR Gene

A heightened risk of hyperuricemia and gout was observed with heavier, more frequent alcohol consumption, especially in males.

Greater, More Frequent Alcohol Consumption Tied to Hyperuricemia, Gout Risk

Delayed specialist referral can result in decades of unnecessary pain and joint damage for patients with gout.

Two Gout Journeys That Reveal the Cost of Delayed Specialist Care

Gout should be treated as a chronic disease, not just an episodic flare condition.

Jeff Peterson, MD, on Reframing Gout as a Chronic Disease

Medication adherence, access, and comorbidity management are critical to achieving target uric acid levels.

Personalizing Gout Management, with Priya Reddy, MD

Elevated uric acid is modifiable, and long-term remission is attainable with appropriate pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions.

Treating Gout as a Systemic and Emotional Disease, with Peter Hennis, NP

Gout is a systemic metabolic disease requiring proactive, individualized treatment plans beyond dietary modification.

Managing Gout Beyond the Flare: Clinical Insights for Sustained Control

Gout and CKD share a bidirectional relationship that complicates management and demands multidisciplinary care.

Rethinking Gout in Chronic Kidney Disease


Uncontrolled gout is a progressive, genetically driven, systemic condition that requires individualized, evidence-based urate-lowering therapy and close clinical monitoring.

Uncontrolled Gout Demands More Than Standard Dosing, with Brittany Panico, DO

On the HCPLive gout page, resources on the topics of medical news and expert insight into gouty arthritis can be found. Content includes articles, interviews, videos, podcasts, and breaking news on gout, and more.