Many people with type 1 diabetes struggle to keep their blood glucose levels controlled and monitored. A new study provides a possible solution: Patients on triple, instead of dual, therapy not only had better control but also lost weight. Here are the details.

ADT Raises Overall Mortality Risk in African-American Prostate Cancer Patients

While androgen-deprivation therapy might allow life-saving treatment for some patients with prostate cancer, African-American men receiving the hormone therapy had a higher risk of death when compared to non-African American men, according to a retrospective study. Read more.

Vitamin D Levels Drop With Termination of
Estrogen-Containing Birth Control

Women who stop taking estrogen-containing birth control pills might become vitamin D deficient if they subsequently become pregnant according to a new study. Learn why that occurs and how researchers suggest mitigating the risk.