A. Whenever health care providers prescribe prednisone, they should warn about side effects such as insomnia, irritability, ...

Q. I was on a 14-day course of prednisone for vertigo. Once I stopped, I had terrible withdrawal symptoms that have persisted for more than 10 days.

Q. I was on a 14-day course of prednisone for vertigo. Once I stopped, I had terrible withdrawal symptoms that have persisted for more than 10 days. Luckily, they are getting better, but I’m still ...

A swimmer’s favorite words to hear from a coach are “Good job.” But nothing compares to hearing, “We are starting our taper.” That moment feels like the first breath after the final turn in a ...

Background We sought to identify an optimal oral corticosteroid regimen at the onset of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), which would delay time to first relapse ...

The prednisone tapering scheme in the LCN protocol was first published in 2014, with the Efficacy and safety of voclosporin versus placebo for lupus nephritis (AURORA) trial 27 as well as the most ...

Correspondence to Dr Duvuru Geetha, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA; dgeetha1{at}jhmi.edu Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 83-year-old man in good health who exercises regularly. I came down with a common cold and was prescribed a five-day course of prednisone (50 mg). I’ve taken two so far. I’ve ...

Objective Youth with childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) have increased risk of serious infection. It is unknown how much of this risk is due to modifiable factors such as choice of immunosuppressant. We aimed ...

Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) comprises immune-mediated neuroinflammatory disorders presenting diverse neuropsychiatric symptoms and antibody-specific manifestations. Despite standard immunotherapy, ...

Parkinson’s Isn’t Just Bad Luck. Scientists Reveal It’s Largely Preventable—and the Culprit Is All Around Us Almost half of adults say they are ordering kids' meals. Here's why. Retired NYPD ...

Miriam Freimer, MD, clinical professor of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, reflects on how findings from the RAISE-XT trial potentially translate to real-world practice ...