Many adults have felt a twinge or pang of pain in their chest and a natural question comes to mind: Should I be worried?

Q: My sister went to the emergency room because she thought she was having a heart attack, but she ended up being diagnosed with costochondritis. What is that? A: Costochondritis refers to ...

There’s good reason to pay attention to even the most understated symptoms: “Your heart is the lifeline of your whole body,” Ramlawi says. “It’s the pump that supplies blood to every other organ in ...

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 ...

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 ...

It may surprise you—up to half of patients with chest pain don’t have blocked arteries. So what’s causing their symptoms? This Heart Month, Dr. Jay Widmer with Baylor Scott & White explains coronary ...

Here's why 40% of heart attacks show atypical symptoms like jaw pain, fatigue, and arm heaviness, and how early recognition ...

One of the strange things about having a rare illness is that, for a long time before you ever receive a proper diagnosis, your mind is filled with thoughts of: "What if?" What if this pain is not ...

Heavy respiration during a run may be painful at first, but the strain typically goes away with consistent practice. So there you are, settling into your stride about halfway through a run, when a ...