Gout, once considered a disease of the affluent, has been making a comeback, affecting approximately 8 percent of Americans annually. This form of arthritis presents a host of acute onset symptoms that often appear at night.

Dr. Michael Barry of the Mass General Division of General Internal Medicine will discuss the disease, its causes, and what new methods are being used to diagnose and treat this age-old condition that Benjamin Franklin referred to as his “cruel suffering.”

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