Common drugs, uncommon risks? Higher rate of serious problems after short-term steroid use
People taking corticosteroids for short-term relief were more likely to break a bone, have a potentially dangerous blood clot or develop sepsis in the months after treatment, compared with similar adults who didn’t use the drugs, a new study finds. Though only a small percentage of both groups went to the hospital for these serious health threats, the higher rates seen among people who took steroids are cause for caution, the researchers say. …read more
