A non-smoker whose persistent cough was dismissed as a chest infection was shocked to discover he actually had lung cancer.

This misconception was only compounded further when he consulted his doctor and was diagnosed with a chest infection and given ... I wasn't concerned about my cough. After the hernia operation ...

Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...

Approximately 130 confirmed cases of whooping cough (pertussis) have been recorded each day on average in 2024, according to ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing cases of hand, foot, and mouth and walking pneumonia. WellSpan Pediatric ...

He cautioned that a persistent cough could indicate a more severe ... Lots of dark yellow or green mucus. “Chest infections can either be viral or bacterial, both are treated with different ...

The main symptoms of a chest infection include: A chesty cough Coughing up green or yellow mucus Wheezing and shortness ... bacterial chest infections and do not work for viral chest infections, like ...

Whooping cough and walking pneumonia can begin by looking like a regular cold. Doctor Taylor Heald Sargent with Lurie ...

The most common symptoms of a chest infection include a persistent cough, wheezing, breathlessness, a high temperature, ...

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