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.

Women who want to give their bones a break may now have another tool in the toolbox.

The FDA approval of a new combination medication should soon bring type 2 diabetes patients a new treatment option.

Following the recent approval of a first-in-its-class cholesterol medication, a second treatment in this class received the green light from the FDA.

Omega-3 pills are among the most popular dietary supplements in the US. But these pills may not be living up to their claims.

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

Children with a rare blood disorder may soon get new help in the form of a pill.