In times of pain, love often feels farthest away — yet that’s when it matters most. This story explores how compassion isn’t ...

Chronic pain is the worst. Some days, of course, it's worse than others, but for the days that it's terrible, a little bit of understanding goes a long way. After all, you're not alone. Chronic pain ...

Falling in love can act as a potent painkiller, and now scientists have figured out why: It stimulates the brain's reward pathway, much like the rush of an addictive drug. The next question is whether ...

Two new brain-imaging studies describing the origins of empathy and how placebos work provide insights into the nature of pain, the mind-body connection and what it means to be human. Whether we’re ...

With her music, Mary J. Blige has sung us through all of our heartbreaks. But if you know one thing about Miss Mary it’s that the singer doesn’t wallow in her pain, she pushes through the hard times ...

Beloved author, professor and feminist bell hooks, known for titles like "Ain't I a Woman" and "All About Love," died Wednesday at 69, her family confirmed to USA TODAY. Born Gloria Jean Watkins in ...