From kings with ‘glass delusion’ to fretful names from the worlds of art and literature, the story of hypochondria is a long and riveting one.

Most patients with brain tumours dismiss subtle changes for months before going to the doctors, a British study found.

I only just found my biological family a few years ago and it was equal parts amazing and devastating ... The longer you wait ...

"I'm such a hypochondriac. So, of course ... "Birds are so foreign to us — there’s not one body part that looks like ours," Rodrigo told Rolling Stone last year. "Everyone’s all afraid about aliens ...

An NHS consultant geriatrician has given her top tips to stop people becoming too affected by their old age. It is important ...

On the whole, however, Richardson’s book is full of delectations, and it is a formidable and engrossing introduction to one of the most imaginatively potent parts of the body. The gut’s ...

I’d been putting this off for long enough, as I have a mental block when it comes to bothering my GP, especially when I think I ‘m just being a hypochondriac ... est parts of my body.

The pain persisted and began spreading throughout her body and she desperately began seeking answers when she had to quit her work as a veterinary assistant and took up some part-time employment ...