A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for encephalitis (brain inflammation), caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) does not ...

Testosterone is a naturally occurring steroid hormone. Despite its status as a steroid, prescription testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) isn’t the same as taking anabolic steroids. TRT is an ...

Eric Boodman focuses on narrative features, exploring the startling ways that science and medicine affect people’s lives. You can reach Eric on Signal at eboodman.88. On May 23, 2023, Kelly Barta ...

These steroids come in various strengths, with lower-potency options available over the counter and higher-potency creams as a prescription. But they're not meant to be a long-term solution for the ...

Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion ...

Victor Conte, mastermind of one of the biggest steroid scandals in sports history, died Monday Nov. 3, according to a post on the X account of his company SNAC. He was 75. Conte had undergone ...

Before steroids existed, men built ridiculous physiques with weird lifts, muscle control, and an unhealthy amount of discipline. I want to show you some of them, partly because it’s fascinating, and ...

Synthetic testosterone, also known as anabolic‑androgenic steroids (AAS), is a controlled drug prescribed for delayed puberty in boys, testosterone (T) deficiency in adults, breast cancer, gender ...

“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 you have swiped through fitness-related content on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok lately, chances are that an influencer on your feed has taken steroids. A recent global meta-study estimates that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. Alvin Hines, a Minnesota-born heavyweight who entered the UFC ...