New research highlights how the brain’s own chemistry can suppress pain, explaining why severely injured individuals, like WWII soldiers, sometimes feel little discomfort.

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Learn how small bowel obstruction develops, warning signs to watch for, and proven methods to prevent serious complications.

From agonising misdiagnoses and delayed treatments to the devastating emotional and financial burden, Idowu Abdullahi writes ...

Osteoarthritis is a common chronic health condition that is characterised by joint pain and restricted movement. The main ...

Black women are diagnosed with cervical insufficiency more than any other demographic in the U.S. We should be having more ...

Pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of any form of the disease, with just five percent of patients living ...

In the last year, the FDA has approved two STD tests for at-home use that allow women to get fast diagnoses for syphilis, ...

To sum up the findings, the study shows that simple X-rays are often enough to diagnose common causes of low back pain when no serious issues are suspected. This not only saves money and resources ...

Urethral pain may be caused by many things, including STIs, trauma, bacterial or fungal infections, and obstruction. To accurately diagnose what is causing pain in your urethra, your healthcare ...

Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

This rare genetic condition causes hyperflexible joints, fragile skin, and possibly other symptoms, depending on which of 13 ...