Chest pain with a cough comes in many forms. The pain may be stabbing or throbbing, and it can range from very mild to unbearable. When there are other symptoms, especially fever or trouble breathing, ...

Most colds clear up on their own, but some get worse. Here are the warning signs your cold is getting worse—and when to ...

Chest pain is one of those symptoms that immediately makes you think the worst: that maybe you’re having a heart attack. But there are a lot of reasons you may feel discomfort, pressure, or tightness ...

Is right-side chest pain a big deal? If you have chest pain on your left side, you know to pay attention. After all, that’s where your heart is, so you might worry you’re having a heart attack.

A heart surgeon has warned that persistent coughing while lying down can be an early sign of heart failure. When your heart ...

This article was medically reviewed by Raj Dasgupta, M.D., an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, on ...

Struggling with that sharp, stabbing pain with every breath? Well, the dull, throbbing pain that gets worse with each inhaled breath can be a cause of real worry. Though our brains tend to leap to the ...

On rare occasions, a cough can be a symptom of a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot lodged in the lung. This is a medical ...