For years, patients often left the doctor's office with antibiotics for common ailments like colds or ear infections. But this practice might have led to a potentially dangerous new threat: antibiotic resistance.

Bleeding can be a major concern for patients taking blood thinners. But what if the effects of these drugs could be safely reversed in an emergency situation?

Parents of kids with type 1 diabetes may now have an easier time with the debate surrounding the insulin pump.

A popular class of antibiotics used to treat common infections may carry some serious heart risks.

November is National Diabetes Month, and this year’s theme is "Eat Well, America!"

Aspirin has an impressive list of potential health benefits, but new evidence suggests that many patients are told to discontinue this low-cost, effective therapy without good cause.

If your medicine cabinet seems rather full lately, you may not be the only one.

Do siblings of food-allergic children have a higher allergy risk themselves? Not necessarily.

After an adverse reaction, many patients never take penicillin again — even though they've never been formally tested by an allergist. But these patients may want to take another look.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common and highly contagious virus that can be especially dangerous for babies. But the virus may have finally met its match.