You’re watching a movie when the hero takes a brutal hit, and suddenly you find yourself wincing, your body tensing as if you were the one being struck. Or maybe you’ve watched someone get a paper cut ...

Pain and suffering are some of the most common reasons patients seek out doctors. These patients seek answers about the causes of pain and they seek relief. Pain and suffering are not only unpleasant ...

It’s funny—when I think about the most painful experiences in my life, both physically and emotionally, I notice that the amount of hurt I felt at the time is not proportional to how much I shudder ...

As human beings, we believe that suffering is inevitable. We assume that we must endure the pain of the body, the misery of ...

Many chronic pain patients cite the weather as a driver of their suffering, and climate change is making the torment more ...

Endometriosis by Chioma Funmilayo Okonkwo is a quiet but forceful act of resistance against medical neglect, cultural ...

Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering. The breakthrough challenges our beliefs about how we process pain and may ...

"Does love hurt?" many say. And while this phrase has become part of our collective imagination, it's important to ask ourselves: Should love really hurt? Is suffering an inevitable part of love, or ...