When there's overuse of steroids, its impact is more than just muscle gains or quick relief from inflammation. These ...

The biggest long-term risks are the ones people rarely talk about: heart disease, stroke, liver damage and mental health ...

Taking a higher dose (amount) of steroids usually causes more severe side effects. People who take steroids for a long time are also at risk for more serious health problems: Because steroids cause ...

Lured by promises of bigger muscles and better performance on the field, many athletes and bodybuilders turn to anabolic steroids despite their well-known side effects, including increased risk for ...

A dermatologist prescribed the now 28-year-old a low-to-medium dose topical steroid cream with just one instruction: use as needed. She would place the cream on her rash, and the eczema would go away.

Two recent studies found anabolic steroids have lifelong effects on the heart years after men stopped using them. Anabolic steroids — synthetic hormones that mimic testosterone — are used to increase ...

Corticosteroids are increasingly used to treat infertility in women with repeated IVF failure and recurrent miscarriage. Many women receive the drug in the belief that reducing immune cells called ...

Jia Patrick told Newsweek that living with TSW has been "a truly harrowing experience" that will take a long time to recover from.