The use of chronic opioid therapy (COT) has risen dramatically in recent years. But new evidence suggests that COT may not relieve pain in all patients equally.

Some over-the-counter acetaminophen tablets may be stronger than their labels claim.

Is work stress putting you at risk of having a meltdown? It may be putting your health at risk, too.

Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" are here — and new evidence suggests that their numbers are rising.

A new test may be able to predict whether a child is at risk of heart disease — long before he or she ever develops it.

The flu can be a major risk for elderly patients. But the type of flu vaccine these patients receive could lower that risk.

Chronic kidney disease is a growing health problem in the US. But a new discovery may help.

Heart attack survivors are routinely prescribed a cocktail of medications to prevent another cardiac event. But for young women, the situation may be a bit more complicated.

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After fracturing her ankle and getting a cast, South African athlete Marie-Victoire Cumming began feeling extreme discomfort in her leg. What she didn't know was that she had a potentially life-threatening condition called deep vein thrombosis.