(Health.com)-- You've been coughing for weeks. How do you know if it's just a hard-to-shake cold or something more serious? A chronic cough, defined as lasting more than eight weeks, is not uncommon.

A cough that lingers for weeks is never normal. Oncologist Dr Manish Sahni explains the early signs of lung cancer and why ...

If you've had a cough you just can't seem to shake, doctors suspect a certain virus may be causing it. There’s also been an uptick in anecdotal reports of a brutal, long-lasting cough going around. As ...

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 ...

Lung diseases are a major global health concern. Many conditions begin silently with subtle signs. Early detection of ...

Heart failure often develops subtly, with overlooked symptoms like unexplained weight gain, persistent cough when lying down, digestive issues, confus ...

During winter, many people start coughing more—especially early in the morning or late at night. Most assume it’s simply due to cold weather, but doctors say a persistent morning cough can also signal ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Ashley Warren, like many is dealing with a persistent cough that won’t seem to go away. It’s something she’s noticed her friends and family experiencing too. The cough, now ...

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,” ...

The CDC is reporting increasing cases of respiratory illnesses with whooping cough outbreaks reported in a handful of states. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Tara Narula joins TODAY to share what to ...

An estimated 1.7 million people in the UK live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with 600,000 more believed to have undiagnosed cases. Health experts urge anyone with persistent sympt ...

A significant proportion of people in the community with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) have subclinical disease, according to a meta-analysis involving survey studies across Africa and Asia. In adjusted ...