Diabetes is a major cause of illness and death in the US. But there may be some hope on that front.

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

For the growing number of type 2 diabetes patients in the US, standard medical treatments might not be the only effective option.

The flu can be particularly dangerous for seniors, but early treatment with one kind of medication may help.

To live longer, you may want to eat less.

Many young athletes still use tobacco, but they may not be smoking it as much as they once did.

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.

Diabetes patients often face a second problem: kidney disease. But a new medication may be here to help.

Any medication can cause side effects, and high blood pressure medications are no exception.

For patients with heart disease, cholesterol-lowering statins are often the first line of defense. But it seems that many doctors are prescribing statins to elderly patients without heart disease — and that could be a problem.