For nearly two months, 43-year-old Rahul (name changed) lived with a strange, persistent discomfort in his chest. It wasn’t sharp pain. More like a constant burning and heaviness that refused to ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health ...

Doctors ruled out a heart attack, but the patient had a sense that something was very wrong. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The 52-year-old man pushed back from his dinner plate. A terrible pressure radiated ...

Rochelle Collins, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician and assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Quinnipiac University. Discharge from your belly button might be a sign of ...

The role of postmastectomy chest-wall irradiation in patients with breast cancer classified as pN1 (with involvement of one to three axillary nodes) or pN0 (pathologically node negative) with ...

In the age of filters and air brushing, it can be difficult to remember what real skin actually looks like, especially up close. So if you’ve ever noticed a cluster of tiny, tan or brownish dots on ...

If you have an ovarian cyst and suddenly feel a sharp or intense pain in your lower belly, you might wonder if the cyst has ruptured (broken open). A ruptured ovarian cyst can cause a range of ...

Freckles and sebaceous filaments can both look like brown or dark spots on your skin, but they have very different causes and characteristics. Your skin can develop a variety of lumps, bumps, and ...

In this video, Dr. Dustin, a board certified dermatologist, explains the difference between sebaceous filaments and blackheads. He discusses their formation, how to distinguish them, and suggests ...

Sebaceous cysts are benign, fluid-filled bumps beneath the skin. Although some people seek sebaceous cyst removal for cosmetic purposes, the lesions do not typically cause health problems or require ...

While sebaceous cysts usually pose no danger to your overall health, Medicare may consider their removal medically necessary if you meet certain criteria. This criteria includes whether the skin ...

The 32-year-old singer called the experience "traumatic," but says, "I did the show anyway" The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music 1 Miley Cyrus revealed that she suffered from a ruptured ovarian cyst.