A productive cough, also known as a wet cough, is one that brings up mucus (phlegm). These coughs are common with colds and other respiratory tract infections. Chronic lung diseases like COPD and ...

A spike in cases of pertussis — or whooping cough — has kept scores of New Yorkers hacking recently as health officials closely monitor trends as this respiratory virus season intensifies.

One is pertussis, also called whooping cough, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reports a fivefold increase statewide in the number of confirmed cases, with 754 so far this year ...

Experts reveal the most common types of cough and the remedies to fix them so you can get a restful night’s sleep Night-time coughing can wreck your sleep pattern and lead to lethargy and ...

New Zealand’s low vaccination rates are to blame for the danger posed by the whooping cough epidemic declared on Friday, an infectious disease expert says. Public health authorities have ...

My original PCP even gave me cough syrup with codeine during one of my many visits. But when I started experiencing severe stomach pain, I decided to get more opinions. One doctor suggested that I ...

A whooping cough epidemic has been declared across the country, with health authorities urging pregnant women to get immunised as soon as possible. The announcement comes after the latest ...

Removing mucus from the lungs is an important part of managing certain health conditions, such as bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Too much mucus can block narrowed air ...

“I was coughing up blood this morning in a cup,” he said. “If you look in that cup, there’s blood, there’s spit. …I am sick. My chest is all clogged.” Kai went on to explain that he ...