Experiencing pain in your upper back with each breath can be disconcerting—and rightfully so. It’s not always simply a ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory illness that can cause serious breathing problems and even life-threatening complications. This bacterial infection can affect both ...

Smoking is the biggest cause of the condition, but breathing secondhand smoke, polluted air, or toxic chemicals can also hurt your airways. A morning cough can be an early sign of COPD.

Chest pain, particularly sharp pain that worsens with breathing or coughing, suggests potential pleurisy, pneumonia, or other conditions affecting the lungs and surrounding tissues. Crushing or ...

Cases of whooping cough are nearing record levels in Japan with the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria that are difficult ...

Some cases may begin with a dry cough that later becomes wet as the infection progresses. Many people with pneumonia report hearing crackling sounds in their lungs when breathing or coughing.

Despite the ubiquity of air conditioners and their tendency to get moldy, there is not much scientific literature on the ...

Two infants in the state of Kentucky have died in the last six months from pertussis, an illness more commonly known as whooping cough.

Asthma, a chronic lung disease results in wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, about which lot of ...

Ohio has reported at least 34 measles cases since the beginning of 2025 with one hospitalization, no deaths. Most of the ...