A woman lost a body part after contracting a disease that caused a medieval plague. The 24-year-old began experiencing strong ...

A woman returned from a three-week vacation and started noticing a strange burning sensation in her legs. She visited multiple doctors until being diagnosed with "rat lungworm," a parasite spread by ...

In other words, a non-painful stimulus – like when you rub your shin after walking into a table – can overtake slower pain ...

There is no escape from mental pain. It's necessary to learn techniques that soften the body's physiologic response to threats.

USAISR is working with MIT Lincoln Lab to develop a new device for providing regional pain control in trauma patients at or ...

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other ...

Portland Trail Blazers center DeAndre Ayton suffered a non-contact calf injury in the third quarter of the team's 146-117 loss to the Denver Nuggets. He was helped to the locker room before being ...

Acupuncture is proving effective for chronic sciatica relief A new clinical trial reveals its potential to reduce pain and ...

GRAND FORKS — A Grand Forks man is celebrating the success of a relatively new procedure for amputees, which has changed his ...

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the ...

Diabetes isn’t just about high blood sugar; it can cause strange symptoms like dark skin patches (acanthosis nigricans), ...