Learn about common causes of pain under the left rib cage, like heart, lung, and gut issues, and find out when to see a doctor.

Depending on symptoms, the sharp, burning, or dull aching feeling under your breasts could be serious. Chest pain is the second-biggest cause of emergency room visits, with 8 million such visits in ...

Millions of people go to the emergency room with chest pain and many feel disregarded and dismissed by healthcare professionals. Understanding the mind-body connection can help.

Chest pain represents one of the most alarming symptoms a person can experience. The immediate fear—”Am I having a heart attack?”—creates tremendous anxiety, and rightfully so. Heart attacks claim ...

Struggling with that sharp, stabbing pain with every breath? Well, the dull, throbbing pain that gets worse with each inhaled breath can be a cause of real worry. Though our brains tend to leap to the ...

When it comes to severe medical situations, emergency medicine doctors see it all. They’re the physicians who folks of all ages rush to when something serious goes wrong. But just what does “serious” ...

Q: I had a sudden, twisting jolt when I jumped off a ladder and within a day my chest started to really hurt when I moved or breathed. It become incredibly painful when I coughed or sneezed. Even ...

board-certified family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center Santa Monica, California Whether it’s a dull, constant ache or a sharp pain in the left breast that comes and goes, ...

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Chest pain is the second-biggest cause of emergency room visits, with 8 million such visits in the United States per year. The pain you feel might be directly near the center of your body or, for some ...