Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

Doctors advise patients and families to stay alert to warning signs that distinguish lung cancer from asthma. Persistent ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is on the rise in Austin-Travis County with more than 130 cases so far this year.

Persistent cough and fever might be your body giving you signals that there’s something seriously wrong with it. It could be ...

Doctors warn that even healthy newborns are developing pneumonia and severe breathing issues as toxic air severely impacts ...

Learn more about whooping cough and how a decline in vaccination rates may be contributing to a spike in cases.

How would you describe asthma? Is it “a common condition that affects your breathing”, as the UK's National Health Service describes it? Is it “a long-term lung condition”, like the charity Asthma + ...

Millions of people are being urged to wear face masks today (November 5) as many are expected to experience symptoms from a ...

Calling this a 'public health emergency', experts have said that there is enough evidence to show that pollution hits life ...

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) refers to the presence of free air in the mediastinum without preceding trauma or iatrogenic cause.

Laryngitis is a common condition that many people may experience at some point in their lives, but it is often misunderstood.