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

Persistent coughing affects millions of Americans each year, ranging from mild irritations to indicators of serious health ...

A cough can be irritating at any time of day or night. It disrupts your daily routine and the precious hours of sleep you get ...

You may cough a lot but not feel sick if you smoke, take blood pressure and heart failure medicines called ACE inhibitors, have postnasal drip or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or are ...

Smoking also lowers the pressure in the lower esophageal sphincter, which can cause coughing and acid reflux. Research shows that quitting smoking can reduce the severity of your acid reflux or GERD.

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 ...

If you or your child are showing signs of GERD, talk to a healthcare provider. Coughing can trigger the gag reflex and lead to vomiting. Kids in particular have a very active gag reflex and may cough ...

The whoop torments babies, mostly, as they struggle to suck in air after a merciless bout of coughing. Others have broken ribs during the violent spells. Whooping cough, or pertussis, appears to ...

Jennie's stroke, however, was caused by a clot that came from the carotid artery in the neck and a tear in the blood vessel – caused by coughing. These tears (called carotid artery dissections ...

PHILADELPHIA — A not-so-silent threat is spreading across the United States. Whooping cough cases have exploded, jumping to over 28,000 this year — a staggering six-fold increase from the same period ...

There’s currently an outbreak of the 100-day cough in the UK. Here are all the symptoms to watch out for – and how to get rid of it It’s the time of year when everyone is getting ill.