The UK-based scientist was later diagnosed with a rare and terminal form of heart cancer. Research shows women's pain is more often dismissed than men's by doctors. Kirsty Smitten had enjoyed a normal ...

A woman who had already fought cancer once has claimed medics dismissed her now terminal illness for a pulled muscle. Holly Bedford, from Torquay, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma — one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sensation of chest pain can immediately send your mind racing to: "Oh no, am I having a heart attack?" And, it's true that ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. Muscle strain commonly causes chest ...

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 ...

Doctors told Kirsty Smitten, 28, that her chest pain was a pulled muscle. The UK-based scientist was later diagnosed with a rare and terminal form of heart cancer. Research shows women's pain is more ...