It is also called an unproductive cough since it does not produce phlegm or mucus. A dry cough can be classified as acute or ...

Hi Rosemary - I wonder if you can help me. I have had a persistent cough for some time now - when do you recommend I have a chest X-ray as I'm getting worried? I look forward to your advice.

Night-time coughing can wreck your sleep pattern and lead to lethargy and fatigue the next morning. Millions of us ...

Marvels of Mucus and Phlegm. American Lung Association. Learn About Chronic Cough. Mahashur A. Chronic dry cough: Diagnostic and management approaches. Lung India. 2015;32(1):44-49. doi ...

Health experts are advising Bay Area residents to keep up with their vaccinations amid a steep rise in whooping cough cases. After a sharp drop in cases during the pandemic, the persistent, violent ...

The UK's top public health doctor says anyone with a persistent cough and fever should not dismiss it as Covid - and should consider other infectious illnesses like tuberculosis (TB). Dr Jenny ...

Although cough is a defence mechanism to clear the airways, if it becomes excessive or persistent it may cause ... the frequency and intensity of dry unproductive cough without adversely ...

Dave had seen the adverts about how a persistent cough could be a sign of lung cancer. As someone who had never smoked, however, he presumed it didn’t apply to him, but that assumption almost cost him ...