Generations of doctors have talked about “shock,” but they have never agreed on what they mean by it. Trying to be more precise, some have distinguished different types such as those caused by fright ...

“Anaphylactic shock is the most severe form of anaphylaxis,” says Inderpal Randhawa, MD, a board-certified allergist and pulmonologist and the founder of the Food Allergy Institute in Long Beach, ...

Hemorrhagic shock can occur after losing a significant amount of blood. Both internal and external bleeding can cause it. Hemorrhagic shock is life threatening and requires immediate medical attention ...

Shock wave therapy uses sound energy waves to improve blood flow and promote healing. This treatment has been linked to reduced pain and overall symptom improvement for people with diabetic neuropathy ...

We are all in shock. The most recent set of shocks come from physical isolation and distancing from loved ones, economic distress, racism in policing and medicine. Most of the time, we don’t know what ...

Septic shock is the most severe complication of sepsis, which is a reaction to an infection. A person with sepsis may go into septic shock, which can cause organ failure and other life threatening ...