Chest pain can be disconcerting, but it’s important to remember that not all discomfort signals a serious health condition like a heart attack. In fact, the culprit behind the pain in your chest may ...

Pancreatitis is excruciatingly painful, especially after eating. The pancreas is behind the lower part of the stomach, ...

Chest pain can indicate an injury to your ribcage, surrounding muscles, or connective tissue. Pulled muscles, fractured ribs, and arthritis are all potential causes. Your musculoskeletal system ...

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Chest pain following pull-ups can stem from several causes, some of which are serious and others that should respond to simple care at home. It may indicate a muscle pull or spasm. However, it's not ...

Despite many years of experience taking care of heart patients, this physician went into denial when he first felt it while working out. Kurt Strazdins During medical school, I learned the ...

Chest pain is a relatively common symptom of COPD. It may occur due to bronchial spasms, digestive conditions like GERD, or even frequent coughing. Managing COPD-related chest pain involves several ...

The sensation of chest pain can immediately send your mind racing to: "Oh no, am I having a heart attack?" And, it's true that severe pressure or tightness in the chest is the most common symptom of a ...

Women’s chest pain can be a commonly misunderstood and misdiagnosed condition, but Northwell Health’s newest program is seeking to address this issue. “It treats a condition, or set of conditions, I ...