The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, empties classrooms and costs health systems huge sums every winter. Despite ...

With the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and RSV all presenting a threat of illness this fall and winter, here's how to distinguish between the symptoms of each condition.

A Novant Health expert explains why lingering coughs can stick around for weeks and when it’s time to see a doctor.

As children have headed back to school over these last few weeks, doctors have noticed an increase in severe cases of the common cold among some children from two of the most common viruses known to ...

When you stroll down the cold and flu aisle in a drugstore, it's easy to get lost in the dizzying array of products promising to clear sinus pressure, dry up sniffles and stop plaguing coughs. Some ...

During the height of the pandemic, COVID-19 restrictions caused a drop in cases of other respiratory viruses, like rhinovirus. But now, it seems, rhinovirus is back in a big way. The virus, which ...

So, you woke up with a sore throat — is it COVID-19, allergies, a cold or something else entirely? With winter weather on its way, it's virtually impossible not to catch some sort of illness. But when ...

Acetaminophen, a common cold medicine ingredient, It is responsible for 56,000 emergency department visits, 2,600 hospitalizations, and 500 deaths per year in the U.S., half of which are accidental ...

RSV causes a mild infection similar to the common cold. But, RSV is more likely to cause fever, wheezing, and difficulty eating. Both may be treated at home without medical intervention within around ...

One common decongestant, phenylephrine, was found ineffective this fall. Doctors are skeptical about the rest of the over-the-counter cold cures... When you stroll down the cold and flu aisle in a ...