A cough can persist even after a cold has passed, and it is sometimes caused by respiratory tract sensitivity, post-nasal drip, asthma, reflux or smoking.

Cambridge University scientists found higher daily air pollution levels were "strongly linked" to nighttime coughing levels.

A TikToker in Mexico thought her cough that wouldn’t go away was just a reaction to the changing weather. Instead, it was her own nose ring, lodged deep within her lungs. The 26-year-old, Monica ...

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Eventually, a biopsy revealed the truth; Kirah had stage 4 lung cancer. "I couldn't believe it, I just couldn't understand how this happened," she said. "Up to that point, I thought only people who ...

Clear, bubbly phlegm does not typically indicate a problem. However, coughing up large amounts could indicate an underlying health issue, such as fluid in the lungs. Phlegm, or sputum, is a type of ...

When a mouthful of water goes down the wrong pipe – heading toward a healthy person’s lungs instead of their gut – they start coughing uncontrollably. That’s because their upper airway senses the ...

Has your partner ever woken you up at night with their coughing? Has your coughing ever woken them up? New research suggests it could be due to air pollution levels in your area, even if those levels ...

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A trial of 1,152 IVF patients aged 35 to 42 found that a biopsy-free embryo test did not raise ongoing pregnancy rates. What patients should know. New CDC data show that 66% of teens ate fruit on a ...

Huff coughing, or huffing, is a breathing technique that helps move mucus out of the lungs. It can clear the lungs and help prevent infection in people with conditions such as chronic obstructive ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, a team of researchers compared the efficacy of the controlled release of low-dose morphine as an antitussive treatment against that of a ...