University of Virginia: Why is Gout on the Rise?
February 28, 2026
February 28, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:
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Why is gout on the rise?
By Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu
A condition once called the "disease of kings" is affecting even the general population.
Rates of gout, a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes severe, sudden stabbing pain in the big toe, have increased by more than 20% since 1990. Even though it . . .
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Why is gout on the rise?
By Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu
A condition once called the "disease of kings" is affecting even the general population.
Rates of gout, a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes severe, sudden stabbing pain in the big toe, have increased by more than 20% since 1990. Even though it . . .