Chest pain when coughing can sometimes be a sign of a medical emergency like a heart attack. Acute bronchitis causes symptoms like coughing with mucus and chest soreness. GERD involves stomach acid ...

Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

Chest pain can indicate an injury to your ribcage, surrounding muscles, or connective tissue. Pulled muscles, fractured ribs, and arthritis are all potential causes. Your musculoskeletal system ...

THE HSE has issued a health alert over a common winter illness that can become “severe and life-threatening” – with six signs to watch for. Chest infections are very common and account for around one ...

When Bob Harper, the super-fit celebrity trainer on The Biggest Loser, had a “widow-maker” heart attack while working out, it was a wake-up call to many people about heart disease, even those who may ...

A healthy 52-year-old woman died after developing a pyopneumothorax, a collection of pus and air between the lung and the chest wall, caused by a typically benign mouth bacterium. The case report was ...