A new study shows chronic pain has far-reaching implications for cardiac risk factors such as hypertension. Is it time to revisit pain as the fifth vital sign?

Hurt people hurt people. It’s a common phrase that comes up a lot, and we’ve seen it come true many a time in Outlander throughout the seasons. It happens again in Outlander: Blood of My Blood with ...

Chronic pain may play a significant role in increasing the risk of developing high blood pressure. How long the pain lasts and where it occurs both affect this risk, and part of the connection is ...

Nurses and other health professionals must be aware of the risk of high blood pressure in patients with chronic pain, ...

The UK Biobank study suggests depression and inflammation may mediate some of the association, but clinical trials are needed ...

Chronic pain may be linked to the development of high blood pressure. The duration and location of pain was associated with the likelihood of developing high blood pressure. In addition, depression ...

Chronic pain in adults may increase the risk of high blood pressure, according to a November analysis published in Hypertension.

A company is looking at blood as a possible diagnosis tool for mental illness. Blood tests can check for infections and high cholesterol, but currently, they can’t test for mental illness or pain. A ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Imagine having a nerve so sensitive that eating or drinking - or even a light breeze - can set off excruciating pain. That's trigeminal neuralgia. It's a debilitating ...