No one is immune to aches and pains, especially when it comes to stomach aches. Yet, pain under the right rib cage may feel mysterious, alarming, and downright uncomfortable, especially if it's ...

Pain under the left rib cage can be a sign of a heart attack, which is a medical emergency. An enlarged or ruptured spleen, which may result from trauma, can cause sharp pain. Kidney infections can ...

Pain on the right side of the abdomen under the ribs is a common complaint. We’ve all felt it at some point. The pain may be sharp or dull. Perhaps it was sudden or slowly crept up on you. At the ...

If it feels like your rib cage is literally expanding during pregnancy, that's because it is — and it can hurt.

Dear Doctors: I was in a car accident, and an X-ray showed I had two broken ribs. A second X-ray taken a month later showed I also had a cracked rib. Why didn’t that show up the first time? Why isn’t ...