A recent social media trend is raising awareness—and perhaps stoking fears—about a relatively rare and potentially debilitating condition known as topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). As of mid-March, ...

If you rely on a steroid inhaler, make sure you know about this recent study, as one woman details her nightmare health scare, caused by hers. Medicines often come with expected side effects, but when ...

The research shows that these muscle-building drugs may raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm problem called atrial ...

Whenever baseball players make the poor decision to use a banned substance — wittingly or not — they immediately sign themselves up to grapple with a series of trickier decisions. First up: How do you ...

Anabolic steroids can increase the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular complications when a person misuses them. This includes using them to build muscle for sports. Anabolic steroids, or ...

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz faced each other in a thrilling Wimbledon men's singles final on July 13. Sinner, who is currently the number one-ranked player in the world, battled Alcaraz, who is ...

“Short courses of steroids are typically given to patients with Crohn's disease who have symptoms from active intestinal inflammation,” says Jill Gaidos, MD, a gastroenterologist at Yale Medicine in ...

If your eczema (atopic dermatitis) flare-ups are really bad, oral corticosteroids are one of the treatment options that can help soothe your irritated skin. Also known as immunosuppressants, oral ...