They're proven to help prevent pregnancy, and new evidence suggests birth control pills may also prevent one type of cancer.

Have you given up on exercise? A lot of older people do, but you may want to consider this.

Getting the right treatment in an allergy emergency can be the difference between life and death. An expert panel weighed in on these emergencies.

It's probably not your imagination that Grandma is becoming increasingly fragile over time. And her dementia medication may be partly to blame.

After a heart attack, life expectancy can depend on many factors. Now new evidence suggests that even a patient's sex and skin color may play a role.

More isn't always better, and that may be especially true when it comes to heart attack medications.

A device typically used for the profoundly deaf may now help millions who are hard of hearing.

Falls can be a huge concern for older adults, and this may be especially true for older men who take these common medications.

From vision to mental health to mobility, there are many types of disability. But how many people in the US face them?

Will all the office couch potatoes please stand up? Your heart may thank you for it.