Persistent cough and fever might be your body giving you signals that there’s something seriously wrong with it. It could be a warning bell. Though a cough and fever may sound like simple seasonal ...

A lingering cough isn't always a lung issue. Learn how acid reflux (GERD) triggers chronic coughing and what you can do to find relief.

A cough, at its simplest, is a reflex. Your body’s built-in way of clearing the airways when something feels off. Dust, mucus, smoke, or infection, anything that irritates the throat or lungs can ...

When people think about heart problems, they usually imagine chest pain or shortness of breath. A cough is not often seen as ...

Anyone who has dealt with a lingering cough knows how quickly it can take over daily life. It interrupts conversations, disrupts sleep and makes even simple things like eating or drinking ...

The management of chronic cough is described in evidence-based guidelines that appear to be effective for diagnosing and treating the many underlying causes of chronic cough. However, the management ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years. During 2024 and 2025 Australia recorded 82,513 whooping cough cases – the highest number since monitoring began in 1991.