A lingering cough after a cold is common as the body continues to recover Here are possible reasons it might persist ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Emphysema is a chronic lung disease that occurs when the air sacs in the lungs (called ...

Pneumonia is a lung infection and/or inflammation of the air sacs of one or both lungs. Bacteria, viruses, and fungi can ...

The symptoms of COPD — chronic cough, shortness of breath, wheezing — can easily be mistaken for aging or ignored as ...

With spring in full swing, it’s easy to dismiss that persistent cough or wheeze as allergies, hayfever, or another external ...

When heart failure occurs, the heart can't pump enough blood around the body, resulting in fluid retention, as it builds up ...

Generally, the cough lasts more than three weeks. Since the initial symptoms look like any other type of respiratory illness ... primarily among people who are older and are immunocompromised or have ...

One in 13 Australians over the age of 40 has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD but, alarmingly, only half of them ...

“They come in with shortness of breath or chronic cough, they just can’t get over it ... Flaugh said there is no cure for ...

November is COPD Awareness Month. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death in the U.S. behind ...