The sticky, slimy goo plays an essential role in fighting off infections, shaping the gut microbiome and more.

Dealing with symptoms such as a sore throat, cough and blocked nose can be unpleasant, but a doctor has shared a simple and cheap remedy ...

Young children are increasingly being infected with bacteria that can lead to the illness known as walking pneumonia. A ...

Fever can be a symptom of pneumonia, but it is possible to have pneumonia with no fever. Learn more about how it’s diagnosed.

You’ve felt it before—a persistent drip at the back of your throat that lingers like a guest who has overstayed their welcome. The constant tickle and sniffling is caused by mucus that drips down the ...

Computer simulations of how influenza A moves through human mucus found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky ...

Symptoms of URIs include cough, sore throat, runny nose ... It affects the cells that produce mucus, causing mucus to be abnormally thick and sticky. This thick mucus clogs airways and ducts ...

Wisconsin is experiencing a rise in whooping cough cases. As of October 28, 2024, there have been 1,289 confirmed cases, ...

Turning on the heat for the first time this season can bring on cold-like symptoms. Here’s why — and how to avoid it.

Pharmacist Raj Patel explains the stages of a common cold, including symptoms, causes, treatments, how to deal with them, and ...

The dry air produced by heating systems can irritate your nasal passages and throat ... “The mucus that normally should be gooey and thick and can trap infection gets drier.