Phlegm – sounds a bit gross, right? But this slimy substance is a star player in defending your body, storing enough to fill ...

A persistent cough can be a sign of a more serious illness, which is why it's important to get it checked by a doctor.

These are the biggest signs that your cough is getting better according to Dr. Barrantes-Perez: “Symptoms also may not be as ...

Is there a new illness that’s causing lingering coughs? When should you see a doctor for a cough that’s hanging around? We ...

“Everyone is sick. Everyone is walking around coughing. Hacking. It’s just spreading,” said Shanay Smith, a nurse practitioner at VitalCare Express, an urgent care clinic in Roswell. Smith said she ...

A dry cough is one that doesn't produce mucus or phlegm. It may occur when you have conditions such as the cold or flu or more serious conditions like asthma, pneumonia, heart failure ...

SINGAPORE: A prolonged and painful cough that persists over several weeks – that is what those who contract whooping cough face, as opposed to those who catch the common flu. Cases of this ...

COVID, norovirus, whooping cough, bird flu, dengue fever-- there is no shortage of viruses making headlines in the U.S. right now. We spoke to "virus hunter" Mary Rodgers, an associate research ...

Young girl coughs while wrapped in a blanket. Whooping cough can cause severe bouts of coughing. But ... [+] babies, who are most vulnerable to the disease, may not cough at all. Cases of whooping ...

Both bronchitis and pneumonia cause a cough that sometimes produces phlegm, a thick type of mucus that’s made in your chest. You can tell the difference between bronchitis and pneumonia by ...

New Brunswick's acting chief medical officer of health is encouraging people to mask during holiday gatherings as the province-wide whooping cough outbreak has spiked to more than 800 cases and ...