Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection—or “walking pneumonia”—are surging in the United States, especially among children, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

You should stay away from smoking while recovering from a chest infection, as it can make your symptoms worse. If you are treating a child with a chest infection, don’t let them breathe in steam from ...

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

Symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include shortness of breath, chesty cough with phlegm, frequent chest infections and persistent wheezing.

Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The problem is ...

The diagnosis of COPD is made by identifying the symptoms of shortness of breath and long-standing cough, with or without ...

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Dr. Polverino answers your most pressing questions about bronchitis, how contagious it is and when it may cause more serious ...

Expecting mothers in their 32nd to 36th week of pregnancy can get an RSV vaccine, which will pass along antibodies to their newborn. Or, babies up to eight months old, can get a monoclonal antibody ...

Early treatment can help whooping cough, which is on the rise across the U.S. Here are key signs and symptoms to look out for.