Chest

Your chest, with its large pectoral muscles and curved rib cage, is the body’s armor, protecting your heart and lungs. And it's on high-alert for the slightest pang of pain.

Subcategories under Chest

Heart

This incredible four-chambered central station for our blood and oxygen supply keeps us active and alive. Listen to your heart—and heartbeat—to know if you're overdoing it, feeling chill, or falling in love.

Lungs

Breathe in, breathe out. Hello oxygen. Goodbye carbon dioxide. With each inhale, your lungs replenish the cells and tissues in your body with life-sustaining oxygen. But when your lungs are under attack—from asthma to inflammation to COVID-19—it can take your breath away.

Ribs

The two dozen curved, flat bones that make up the basketlike rib cage protect your heart and lungs. But while standing guard, they can get bruised and fractured.

Breast

Breasts capture the duality of womanhood. They can be objects of desire and nourishment for children. Yet, every bump and lump evokes a scare.

All articles in Chest

Sternum Pain

Sternum (or chest) pain can come from minor issues like muscle strains, but it can also be from serious conditions like trauma and heart attack.

21 Reasons You Have Random Left or Right Side Chest Pain

Having random chest pain? Read this comprehensive guide specially if you're having chest pain when breathing deeply or when coughing.

10 Causes of Right and Left Sided Chest Pain & Relief Options

Chest pain can be caused by more than just heart attacks. Read the top 10 causes for right/left sided chest pain and how to know when chest pain is serious.

Why Can't I Stop Hiccupping? Hiccup Symptoms & Causes

What causes painful hiccups? Why do I have hiccups for no reason? Learn about the causes of hiccups, hiccup symptoms and why hiccups are common in infants.

Tightness in Chest: Heart Attack, Serious vs Normal Chest Pain

Is your chest pain serious? Read how a Harvard doctor decides whether tightness in chest is concerning or normal.

Chest Pain and Cough

A cough and chest pain may be caused by pleurisy—when the tissue lining your lungs and chest is irritated. But pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, and other more serious conditions may cause chest pain and cough.

Atypical Chest Pain

This article will review the symptoms, causes, and management of atypical chest pain. Atypical chest pain differs from chest pain indicative of a heart attack. Symptoms include sharp or tearing pain, shortness of breath, and back pain.

Different Types of Chest Bumps & What Causes Them

A chest lump or bump is most commonly caused by an allergic reaction which typically look like red bumps on the chest, or a skin condition like a pimple, boil, cyst, or wart. Unusual growths on the chest are nearly non-cancerous, however a painful lump on the chest should be treated by a medical provider. Read below for more causes and treatment options.