When two medications have the same effect, a head-to-head trial is often the best way to see which one is more effective.

If you're daydreaming about quitting your day job to travel the world, you may want to consider that a jet-set lifestyle may not be as glamorous as i...

Small labs and clinics in low-income areas often can’t afford state-of-the-art technology, but that might be about to change.

Some men with low testosterone might be tempted to hold off on treatment due to concerns about raised health risks. But for one common concern, those...

Obesity is tied to many health issues, and new evidence suggests that obese patients may face another health risk when taking a common blood thinner....

The use of hormones during menopause was once thought to protect against heart disease, but that may not be the case.

The risk for blood clots may go up after surgery, but patients can take steps to lower that risk.

When dealing with a headache or other pain, many people reach for over-the-counter pain relievers like naproxen or ibuprofen. But these types of medi...

A common treatment for pregnant women prone to blood clots is a daily injection of blood thinner into the stomach. It's intended to prevent pregnancy...

The maker of a new anti-clotting medication may have withheld important safety information from regulators, according to several new reports.

The more that has been learned about the first few days of a baby's life, the more doctors understand about how to keep newborns healthy. But parents...

Mesh tubes called stents can help keep blood vessels open in people with blocked arteries. To prevent blood clots from forming in stents, patients ta...