Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond acute pain, typically over six months. It can be initiated with an injury or disease, but may persist after the triggering injury has healed ...

Dozens of MPs are backing the shake-up, insisting Britain has a “moral duty” to cut the spiralling sickness benefit bill. But angry left-wingers are already gearing up for a battle ...

Check-ups on those who are getting sickness payments are also due to be bolstered. The bulk of the savings are likely to come from making it harder to get personal independence payments ...

Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Our health care system has failed patients when it comes to ...

“Time sickness” is a term coined by Dr. Larry Dossey in his 1982 book Space, Time & Medicine to describe the distress and potential health consequences arising from the belief that time is ...

Chronic stress is a common risk factor for stroke, but may not affect everyone the same way. Stress is inherently subjective. For some people, stress could be caused by an important work deadline ...

The woman had been diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum. A UK woman who was 28 weeks pregnant took her own life after struggling with severe pregnancy sickness that "no one took seriously".

The heartbroken mother of a pregnant woman who took her own life while battling acute morning sickness said her daughter came to feel 'no one was listening' when she sought medical help.

Altitude sickness refers to symptoms of low oxygen, which may happen at elevations at least 8,000 feet above sea level. Symptoms may range from mild to severe. People whose symptoms only worsen while ...

Her 26-year-old daughter, Susan told ITV News, had been diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), an extreme version of pregnancy sickness with which Kate Middleton famously struggled.

The mother of a pregnant woman who took her life while suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum – an extreme form of pregnancy sickness – fears more women will die if care isn’t improved across ...

However, these payments only begin after the third consecutive day of sickness, and those earning ... benefits that people with long-term or chronic illnesses are entitled to, including universal ...