Sometimes, a simple illness can become life-threatening in ways most people cannot imagine.

Doctors ruled out a heart attack, but the patient had a sense that something was very wrong. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The 52-year-old man pushed back from his dinner plate. A terrible pressure radiated ...

Shell warned that a weak oil-trading performance would weigh on its earnings, compounding what is shaping up to be a challenging period as prices continue to slide. The London-based energy company ...

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Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. Muscle strain commonly causes chest ...

Visceral pain can be dull, whereas somatic pain feels sharp, stabbing, or poking. Common causes of chest tightness include heart disease, acid reflux, or asthma. It's important to get medical care ...

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) thickens the left ventricle in your heart, which can make pumping blood harder and raise the risk of complications if untreated. HCM symptoms can be mild or absent ...