The last time you visited your doctor for a sore throat, they may have felt for potential inflammation in your neck. That’s because infections often cause swollen lymph nodes (medically known as ...

Usually, swollen chest lymph nodes are too deep in the chest for a person to feel them. Any swollen lymph nodes in the chest appear on imaging scans. Swelling can indicate an underlying condition.

A swollen lymph node can be a bit like your body’s version of a red flag: When one of these bean-shaped clusters of immune cells in your neck, armpit, or groin puffs up, it’s typically an indication ...

IT’S something we all do lots of this time of year – dismiss symptoms as ‘nothing to worry about’ or just a ‘bug’. But when ...

A stiff neck and sore throat can occur together for many reasons, often due to an infection. Symptoms are typically acute ...

A puffy or swollen neck can show up overnight and instantly make you look and feel “off.” But in most cases, it’s not fat or weight gain — it’s fluid. The neck is loaded with lymph nodes, delicate ...

ATLANTA - When your radiologist pours over your mammogram, Dr. Henry Krebs says, they are looking for a change. "We're looking, is this different from what the patient looked like last year, is this ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I am 77. Since age 12, I have two swollen glands in my neck, one on each side of the windpipe. They don't hurt, they just worry me. Am I overconcerned? Dear Reader: Yep. In spades.A non ...

The most common cause of small lumps in the armpit is blockage of one of the sweat glands, which leads to a small cyst. Though this type of cyst may persist for a week or two, they do usually ...