People are hearing more coughing this time of year. So, how do we know when a cough is concerning? Dr. Albert Polito, the ...

Dr. Albert Polito, the director of the Lung Center at the Mercy Medical Center, explained the signs that could mean a cough ...

World COPD Day 2025 Generally it is believed that COPD is a smoker’s cough but a pulmonologist explains how it is more than ...

"Oh, that's just from smoking." It's easy to dismiss a chronic cough as another problem with cigarettes. But what if it's a sign of the lung disease COPD? Franziska Gabbert/dpa Long-term smokers often ...

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical ...

Poor air quality has many people breaking out their pandemic masks for protection. Wildfire smoke can lead to coughing and wheezing, symptoms smokers experience. A new calculator estimates how the air ...

Inhaling wildfire smoke could have immediate effects on children in Los Angeles, such as coughing and wheezing, which may lead to more long-term health effects. Cough is going to be the most common ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors are more likely to prescribe antibiotics to treat cough in patients who smoke, but smokers get no more benefit from the drugs than non-smokers do, a large study ...

A year after she quit smoking, Kim Swart thought the half-million cigarettes she smoked between high school and retirement ...