Coughs are common during every winter virus season. But this year it seems like more people than usual are complaining about a cough that just won’t go away. Cathy Conger, 60, who works at a vintage ...

CAN you feel the telltale tickle of a post-Christmas cough coming on? It’s a risk that comes with the festive season, a time ...

Coughing can be maddening, from that first tickle in your throat to dealing with the stuff that might come up with each heave. Having a persistent cough can be especially worrisome, though, and make ...

Yes, it's extremely hot outside, but don't let this summer weather fool you. A persistent cough doesn't just happen in the fall and winter, it can be a year-round event. So we asked Pediatrician Dr.

Whooping cough is highly preventable, but waning vaccine rates are leading to more outbreaks and even some infant deaths.

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals. “COVID is still presenting itself across the region,” ...

Nearly a century after a pertussis vaccine became available, the disease appears to be rebounding in adolescents and adults, a variety of studies shows. This trend could explain the increase in ...

Q: My mom, who is 86, has started to worry me. Over the last week or so, she is coughing so much she appears to be ready to throw up. Initially, we all thought that this was just a cold-like illness.

Two new reviews of previous medical studies suggest that traditional medical treatment of persistent cough may not be the most effective. Two new reviews of previous medical studies suggest that ...

Whooping cough has been found in a fifth of UK school age children visiting their doctor with a persistent cough, even though most have been fully vaccinated, a study finds. Whooping cough (pertussis) ...

Q: I’ve had a persistent cough for more than two months. The cough is worse after eating and at night when I lie down. I had a chest X-ray, which was normal. What might cause a persistent cough? I’ve ...

From the moment Mimi Shea was born in August 2004 at Inova Alexandria Hospital, she had had trouble breathing. Delivered by Caesarean section, she was whisked to the neonatal intensive care unit ...