"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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Treating a chronic cough depends on its underlying cause and may involve ...

Bronchitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of your large airways, called bronchial tubes, which carry air to the lungs. Irritated and inflamed airways become swollen and narrow, making it ...

Content by Health System. With Asthma Peak Week typically during the middle of September, now is a great time to learn the ...

If you experience a lingering or chronic cough but no shortness of breath, it may be possible that you have eosinophilic bronchitis. Eosinophilic bronchitis is an airway inflammation that can lead to ...

Results of a new review confirm an association between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and wheezing in infants. A new review published in World Journal of Pediatrics shows that respiratory syncytial ...

A man in his late 60s was brought to the emergency department (ED) by medics with a 2-day history of worsening shortness of breath and cough. The patient has a history of chronic tobacco use and ...

Westchester health officials say Legionnaires’ disease cases continue to climb, with a new cluster of infections identified ...

2. EVALI (E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use Associated Lung Injury) EVALI is a serious condition referring to lung injuries caused by the use of vaping products. EVALI can cause severe lung damage ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, better known as COPD, is a growing medical problem that literally takes your breath away. A possible treatment for one form of COPD ...

As summer draws to a close, officials are expecting spikes in cases of COVID-19, RSV and the flu this fall and winter.

Lung cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States after skin cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The disease is to blame for about 1 in 5 cancer deaths, and ...