Liraglutide (brand name Victoza), a medication currently used to treat type 2 diabetes, may not be as beneficial in those with heart failure than earlier studies have reported.

The diabetes medication liraglutide (brand name Victoza) may reduce patients' risk of cardiovascular complications, a new study found.

For overweight patients, attempting to shed those extra pounds can be daunting. But even dropping a few can have profound health benefits, new evidence suggests.

Sometimes a medication used to treat one condition can also help with another. That might be the case with pioglitazone (brand name Actos).

One common diabetes drug may soon have a new indication.

The popular blood thinner warfarin is known for its potentially serious interactions with many drugs. And here may be another.

The little blue pill might have found another use outside the bedroom.

Patients with severe mental illness face an increased risk for diabetes. And new evidence suggests there may be room for improvement when it comes to screening these patients for the condition.

Consumers, beware! Imported products marketed as "dietary supplements" or "herbal alternatives" to prescription drugs may do you more harm than good.

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.