Many people might brush off a persistent cough as something benign—a common cold, an allergy, or at worst ... That’s what happened to me—nothing made it better, and it just wouldn’t settle down.” ...

Self-tests and over-the-counter remedies mean you don’t always need to see a doctor. Here's how to tell when you do.

Despite a decline from the previous year, rates of chronic absenteeism for Wisconsin’s students in 2023 remained at historically high levels for children of every race, grade level, and socioeconomic ...

From visits to the emergency ward by the elderly due to breathing difficulties to a sudden spike in the number of patients affected by COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... He added that ...

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

Researchers at UNSW Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a new genomic test that can identify the specific strains of whooping cough (bacterium Bordetella pertussis).

Used to analyse past outbreaks, the new method could be implemented to inform public health policy.Researchers at UNSW Sydney and the University of ...

Pune's Air Quality Index (AQI) has suffered a notable decline post-Diwali celebrations. As air quality dips, hospitals in Pune are seeing a rise in respiratory illnesses including coughs, allergic ...

For little Ashton Epthorp, it all started with a cough that wouldn't go away. But his Sydney parents were left reeling from ...

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

It can be tricky to judge if a cough needs to be checked out by a medical professional and thankfully a doctor has weighed in ...