Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

Women are more likely to experience certain lung-related symptoms than men. Mercy Medical Center pulmonologist Dr. Anthony ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

Congestion or coughing symptoms can be eased by sitting in a steamy bathroom. This simulates a medical mist tent, ...

Firefighters from the Navajo Nation worked tirelessly through a haze of dust to cut away dirt from a narrow road at the side ...

Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.

As local leaders focus on rehousing more than 100,000 people forced to evacuate, public health leaders emphasize that ...

Two pulmonologists were sued for malpractice but not held liable after failing to detect liver cancer in a patient being treated for cough.

Some people want to discuss the importance of the actual lather. When washing your hands and using soap, it is important to ...

Residents in the Tri-State area experiencing a persistent cough may be dealing with bronchitis, a common illness that often follows a cold or flu.

Michael Shiloh, a physician specializing in infectious disease research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, says coughing patients often report that they were sick as many as eight weeks prior to ...

At this stage, those infected often begin coughing up blood or bloody mucus. A class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones, developed in the 1940s, are effective in treating the plague today.