Digital distraction affects how we respond to suffering. This story shows how our attention shapes empathy, safety, and the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s new book, “It Doesn’t Have to Hurt,” is available now. Watch “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: It Doesn’t Have to Hurt.” at 9 p.m. ET on ...

Nearly impossible to measure, quantify, convey, pain is a truly mysterious human sensation. For the last 25 years in my life as a neurosurgeon, I have seen a lot of pain and suffering firsthand, so ...

One of the most data-dense biospecimen repositories in the world is currently being developed at the University of Florida, which could transform the way chronic pain is studied and treated. UF ...

Getting hurt is part of the human experience. No one gets through life without some emotional bruising. However, how people respond to that pain reveals a great deal about their emotional maturity.

"On a scale of one to ten, how much does it hurt?" If you've suffered an injury or painful illness, you've probably heard this question. It is quick and to the point. In emergency rooms, physicians ...

Countless patients have suffered through in-office gynecological procedures like IUD insertions or cervical biopsies, with nothing more than ibuprofen and white knuckles. Pain is complex and ...