How to tell what’s causing your cough, according to doctors

Here’s what to know about wet coughs, dry coughs, and other common types of coughs.

Every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home

Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants.
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How you can minimize the health risks of wildfire smoke

More than a hundred million people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from nearly 3,500 fires in Canada and ...

Yes, breathing wildfire smoke can harm your health – here’s what you can do to protect yourself

Wildfire smoke has been pouring across the U.S. border from fires in Canada again, turning skies an eerie shade of orange in ...

From cystic fibrosis at seven to The Open at 27: David Howard’s inspiring journey to Birkdale

Only last month, David Howard and his dad drove past the gates of Royal Birkdale on their way to the nearby Hoylake for the ...
Nanowerk

Magnetic soft robot adapts to narrowing airways for targeted lung drug delivery

A soft magnetic robot changes how it moves as lung airways narrow, enabling targeted drug transport, controlled release, and ...
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WVU Medicine doctor: Smoke inhalation symptoms may last days after fire

Even after flames are out, smoke from a structure fire can pose health risks for days, according to a WVU Medicine Camden ...

Can Heat And Humidity Cause Breathlessness Or Suffocation? Doctors Explain

As intense heatwaves continue to affect the temperature across the country this summer, public health warnings have been issued. The Indian Meteorological Depa ...
The Conversation

Cystic fibrosis doesn’t just affect the lungs. It’s a gut disease too

For decades, lung disease has been the most visible and life-threatening part of cystic fibrosis. People might picture chronic (long-term) cough, breathlessness, recurrent chest infections and oxygen ...
American Lung Association

Sputum Culture

What Is a Sputum Culture? A sputum culture is a test that looks mainly for bacteria but can be helpful with other infectious germs such as fungi from the phlegm that is produced in your lungs or ...