Bethan Galliers was delighted to be at the theatre with friends for a play she'd wanted to see for ages. But within minutes her enjoyment was interrupted by a coughing fit - her own.

Expert pulmonologists share essential guidelines on distinguishing normal coughs from dangerous ones, plus effective home ...

BACKGROUND Cough is an important symptom of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The cough threshold to citric acid and capsaicin in patients with COPD and in normal volunteers ...

A persistent cough can be a sign of a more serious illness, which is why it's important to get it checked by a doctor.

Lukasz Antoniewicz, a pulmonologist who treats patients at the Medical University of Vienna’s chronic cough unit in Austria, says a few weeks of coughing after an illness is normal. Still ...

For individuals with chronic lung conditions, the winter season and the current cold snap poses significant challenges. We ...

When coughs persist beyond eight weeks, they enter the chronic category, potentially signaling more serious conditions requiring medical evaluation. The period between three to eight weeks falls ...

Coughing is a natural reflex action that helps clear the airways of irritants, mucus, smoke, dust, or allergens. While most ...

Background: Children presenting with chronic cough are common to the primary care physicians, but data on the etiology are scant. Methods: We evaluated 40 children (age range, 5 to 12 years ...

“If your cough is not getting better after a week, it is a good idea to check in with your doctor,” says Eric Ascher, D.O., family medicine physician at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital. But if your ...

Keep reading to learn more about the possible causes of a dry cough and ways to find relief. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a type of chronic acid reflux. It happens when stomach acid ...