For centuries, doctors and caregivers have listened to the different types of cough in search of clues to help diagnose underlying disease. Coughs are a valuable diagnostic tool, but how do you know ...

Coughing is more than a minor annoyance; it can reveal important clues about your health. According to a study published in PLOS One, understanding whether your cough is dry, wet, or wheezing helps ...

Coughs from different illnesses have specific sounds that can help make a diagnosis. Learn about the sounds of a bronchitis cough. Share on Pinterest arto_canon/Getty Images When a healthcare ...

Scientists say they can distinguish the sound of a COVID-19 cough. Researchers with the Embedded Systems Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne are developing a diagnostic ...

A cough that produces mucus, or phlegm, is known as a wet — or productive — cough. Producing mucus while coughing is typically a response to allergens and irritants, airway infections, or an ...

Hearing other people coughing and spluttering is one of life's annoyances—but learning to listen to your own could save your life. Splutters come in all shapes, sizes and volumes, and according to Dr ...

Acute coughs are often caused by a minor illness and go away within a few weeks, while chronic coughs may be a symptom of something more serious. A cough is a reflex that your body uses to clear your ...

The difference between a mild cold and the deadly coronavirus may come down to what type of cough you have. The flu-like disease has infected more than 100,000 people globally, killed more than 3,000 ...

How to manage the common but tricky presentation of persistent cough in children, including how to recognise protracted ...

Dry, moist, productive, hacking, chesty, whooping, barking, throaty. These are just some of the terms people use to describe their cough. While we’re deep into cold and flu season, it’s one of the ...