Women opting for a medical abortion at home are often advised that the procedure is likely to be no more painful than period cramps, suggest the results of a survey, carried out by the British ...

Chloe Mangan, initially thought her aching muscles and chest pain were being caused by her gruelling 12-hour shifts as a nurse. The 25-year-old started taking the combined pill in August to try ...

Figures published the NHS earlier this month show that the number of people in hospital with flu in England had jumped 41 per cent in a week – and was more than four times the number at the same ...

“Medical misogyny” is leaving women with reproductive conditions in needless pain and undiagnosed for years, the women and equalities committee has said. MPs said women and girls were being ...

People with swollen lymph nodes in the chest might not notice any symptoms. However, the swollen lymph nodes sometimes push on organs or other structures, which may cause pain. If an underlying ...

Medical misogyny means that women living with debilitating female health conditions, like endometriosis, adenomyosis and heavy menstrual bleeding, are routinely having their pain dismissed and ...

She spoke to the BBC as MPs warned "misogyny in medicine" was "leaving women in pain and their conditions undiagnosed". Women with conditions including heavy periods, endometriosis and adenomyosis ...

Chest pain, often mistaken for a heart attack, can also be a sign of a less severe condition, if properly managed. It is caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. Listen to Story Chest pain doesn't ...