Staff writer Isabel Hoch argues that people shouldn’t fear death, but instead they should focus on how to maximize their life ...

A personal history of passing out. A cardinal symptom of panic disorder is the sudden, inexplicable sense of an imminent loss of control. Panicky persons become afraid that if they do not leave ...

You won’t die from vasovagal syncope on its own. However, the suddenness of the reaction and temporary loss of consciousness that follows can lead to dangerous falls and injuries. Vasovagal syncope ...

Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Dreamstime/TNS You may have heard that people who feel faint should ...

Atlantic magazine editor Scott Stossel has countless phobias and anxieties — some you've heard of, others you probably haven't. "There's a vast encyclopedia of fears and phobias," he tells Fresh Air's ...

Plenty of people get the heebie-jeebies when they stand near the edge of a high cliff, and many would prefer not to pet a ...