In the hunt for potential risk factors for two types of brain tumors, obesity may be a suspect.

The Mediterranean diet has long been promoted as a heart-healthy way of eating. But, for women, there may now be another good reason to adopt this diet.

Many of the deaths that occur around the world today may be preventable.

A medication commonly prescribed to treat fungal infections in lung transplant recipients may wind up posing some unexpected risks.

It can be a lifesaving treatment, but chemotherapy can have severe side effects. A newly approved medication, however, might help fight some of those side effects.

Beta blockers are a class of heart medications that treat high blood pressure. But for some patients, they may have other lifesaving benefits.

Young breast cancer patients commonly have fertility concerns, and those concerns may affect their decisions about treatment.

Early testing of a medication for blood cancers and bone marrow disorders yielded promising results. Now, researchers are looking to the future.

When two medications have the same effect, a head-to-head trial is often the best way to see which one is more effective.

Being obese can put patients at greater risk for many conditions, including some types of cancer. But for some, taking a common over-the-counter medication may reduce this increased risk.