Nerve pain after breast surgery is common. But it doesn't have to be permanent.

For people who identify as transgender or gender-nonconforming and were assigned female at birth, binding can be essential to appearing more masculine — or simply feeling more comfortable in their own ...

Lung cancer causes abnormal cells to grow in your lungs. You are at higher risk for lung cancer if you are a current smoker or have smoked regularly in the past. But anyone can get lung cancer. In ...

Chest pain after a pulmonary embolism is common and may last days or even weeks. In most cases, symptoms improve as the clot dissolves, but some people can develop chronic pain. This pain typically ...

A teen girl died of breast cancer after doctors said her chronic chest pain was “anxiety' and dismissed her symptoms due to her age, her parents allege. Isla Sneddon and her family, who hail from the ...

Pericarditis is inflammation of the tissue around the heart, or pericardium. The pericardium holds the heart in place and helps it function. People with chronic pericarditis require ongoing rest and ...

Microvascular angina (MVA) is an early form of coronary heart disease that occurs when arteries narrow and the heart doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. Cardiologist Dr. Ken Kronhaus says people ...

New pain psychotherapies, based on a new understanding of pain neuroscience, offer new possibilities of pain relief.