Left-sided chest pain can point to various underlying issues, and although it’s where your heart sits, they don’t all involve the heart. Chest pain in this area could also indicate a problem with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chest pain following pull-ups can stem from several causes, some of which are serious and others that should respond to simple care at home. It may indicate a muscle pull or spasm. However, it's not ...

A few years ago I would get a VERY sharp pain on my left side - let's say 2 inches under the nipple and in slightly. It starts when I am sleeping and if I lay on my left side I get such sharp pains ...