If there’s anything that six major endometriosis surgeries has taught me, it’s how to recover well. Here’s everything I’ve ...

Cranberry juice has been considered a natural remedy for Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) for a long time. From home advice ...

Endometriosis affects an estimated 10% of women of reproductive age globally, around 190 million people. It is a chronic and often painful condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus ...

In a world where medical mysteries abound, sometimes even the best doctors can't pinpoint what's wrong. When faced with ...

Stress and anxiety can worsen pain by causing muscles to get tense or spasm and by raising levels of the inflammation-inducing hormone cortisol. Plus, pain signals can be dialed up or down depending ...

A stubbed toe, a bruised rib, or a strep-induced sore throat brings what doctors call acute pain—it has an obvious cause and goes away as soon as the issue is healed. Knowing how to treat this type of ...

A widely prescribed opioid painkiller showed limited effectiveness and increased risk of negative effects in a new analysis published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. The study examined tramadol, a ...

Umbilical hernias, appendicitis, gastroenteritis, and peptic ulcers might cause belly button pain. Belly button pain can be diagnosed with imaging scans, as well as blood, stool, and urine tests. Mild ...

The second annual report from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) documents a ...

A systematic review of studies evaluating cannabis as a pain treatment concluded that some cannabis products do likely work to reduce chronic pain a little bit. The overall reduction in pain was small ...

Forearm pain may feel like a dull ache, sharp pain, or stiffness. Sudden injuries to muscles, ligaments, or bones often cause forearm pain. Home remedies for forearm pain include rest, ice therapy, ...

When physician Zameer Pirani teaches medical students how to treat patients with chronic pain, he ends his lectures by raising three red flags. He says the aspiring family doctors should watch out for ...