Dealing with a persistent cough that won’t go away? According to the Texas Respiratory Virus Surveillance report produced by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, many Texans are ...

Whooping cough has been on the rise in the U.S. for years—and cases are continuing to soar in 2025. Meanwhile, fewer Americans are getting vaccinated against it. Here’s what to know about the ongoing ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

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 ...

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways. It gets its common name from the “whoop” sound that some infected children make when ...

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AI-powered platform Swaasa is using cough sound analysis through smartphones to help screen respiratory diseases such as COPD ...

A subacute cough is a type of cough that persists for 3 to 8 weeks. It falls between an acute cough, which lasts less than 3 weeks, and a chronic cough, which lasts more than 8 weeks. A cough ...

Texas reported more cases of whooping cough last year than anytime in the last 66 years, according to provisional data from the state health department. This peak comes as vaccination rates among ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune system condition triggered by food allergies, which can cause a host of different symptoms. In some, unmanaged EoE can cause a cough. A cough in ...

Parkinson’s disease can weaken throat muscles, leading to difficulty swallowing and ineffective coughing, which increases the risk of lung infections. Speech therapy is a primary treatment to ...