STAFFED 24 OVER SEVEN. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE CERTAIN LUNG RELATED SYMPTOMS THAN MEN. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PULMONOLOGIST DOCTOR ANTHONY ROWE SAYS SOMETIMES ...

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 ...

Chest pain after a pulmonary embolism is common and may last days or even weeks. In most cases, symptoms improve as the clot dissolves, but some people can develop chronic pain. This pain typically ...

Retrosternal chest pain can occur for various reasons, including cardiac or heart-related issues and noncardiac conditions, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Retrosternal chest pain ...

When Saundra Moore experienced a pain in her side, she visited her doctor, who ran tests, but everything looked normal and the pain subsided so she forgot about it. About a year later, the pain ...

Constipation can cause chest pain. It’s important to know the difference between this and chest pain due to heart or blood vessel problems, which can occasionally be caused or worsened by constipation ...

Lung cancer is a form of cancer that starts in your lungs. You have the highest risk of this disease if you smoke. But you can still get it if you’ve avoided tobacco. In its early stages, lung cancer ...

Back pain when breathing has several causes, ranging from a pulled muscle or pleurisy (inflammation of the lining of the lung) to more serious causes such as a pulmonary embolism or lung cancer. There ...

Lung cancer sometimes spreads to the airways that bring oxygen into your lungs, causing the airways to narrow or get blocked. When this happens, it's hard for your lungs to fully expand when you ...

A hernia is when part of your insides bulges through your muscle or other tissues. A hiatal hernia occurs when the top of your stomach or another internal organ pushes through an opening in your ...

It’s better to be told nothing is wrong than to regret not seeing a medical professional sooner. Here's what you need to know.

Interventionalists don’t often order a CXR ahead of time, but when it’s already been done, some find the added info useful.