Amber reveals her ketamine addiction left her weeing out lumps of crystallised urine and parts of bladder, as she today warns of the dangers of the drug AMBER Currah, 28, lives in Morecambe, ...

When the pain first crept into Adelaide Poschelk's life, she was still a teenager. By her late teens, she had noticed a strange pattern. In the week before her period, a simple workout would tip her ...

A woman has been shortlisted for a prestigious award after finding a new career path despite her chronic health conditions. Amy McDonald lives with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and endometriosis, which can ...

For several years I've been waking at night with pain in my right leg. It started with a numbness along the shin but has gradually escalated to full-on pain. My GP diagnosed restless legs syndrome, ...

Learn how stigma and bias affect women’s pain assessment and treatment in this fifth article in a series on stigma in healthcare. Abstract Stigma due to gender is a pervasive issue in healthcare that ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

An extract taken from the cannabis plant has been found to reduce chronic low back pain without risking addiction, according to a study. Researchers said the results could be the "first non-addictive ...

Veterinarians are taught osteoarthritis (OA) is a cartilage disease, but we were also taught that cartilage is aneural, so why does arthritis hurt? It hurts because the synovium contains a ...

Pain starts in receptor nerve cells found beneath the skin and in organs throughout the body. When you are sick, injured, or have other type of problem, these receptor cells send messages along nerve ...

It’s been seven years since Sbahle Mpisane survived a near-fatal car crash that left her with lifelong injuries. The daughter of Sbu Mpisane and Shauwn Mkhize, or MaMkhize, crashed her BMW X6 in ...