An infectious disease MD explains for how long you're likely to transmit the flu to others, with her advice for preventing viral infection.

It appears the start of 2025 is making a lot of people sick. There has been a surge in flu, RSV, and covid cases. In the past couple of weeks, Wilmington Health has seen an increase in influenza-A ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that affects more than 14 million U.S. adults, is marked by damage ...

I am a 70-year-old female in excellent health, and I have a very healthy diet and fitness regimen. But I have had a persistent dry cough for 20 or so years. After seeing many doctors, it was ...

The most common causes of a cough that lasts as long as yours are reflux, postnasal drip and asthma. The ENT can almost always diagnose postnasal drip with an endoscopy. However, I suspect something ...

You make a compelling case that metoprolol is a major cause of your cough now, but I don’t think it’s the only one.

The ever-evolving and highly in demand technology of Artificial Intelligence can aid doctors in detecting fatal heart defects, which in turn will improve chances of newborns' survival, a new ...

Flu levels are above baseline statewide, with the positivity rate being 34.3 percent. The Oklahoma State Department of Health ...

Looking for the name of Marcel Proust on search engines, it seems that the centenary of his death (1922) has gone unnoticed by medical doctors. Several essays on his illness have already been ...

Misinformation has circulated for years on social media about how coughing forcefully can treat a heart attack. Health ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an update on a 'mystery' virus spreading across the country, and a doctor ...