The Bengal health department has begun a search to determine whether a brand of cough syrup allegedly linked to multiple child deaths in Madhya Pradesh is being sold or used in the state. A senior ...

In severe cases, chronic coughing can also be accompanied by vomiting, lightheadedness, headaches, loss of bladder control, or fractured ribs. A chronic cough is usually diagnosed by method of ...

Whooping cough (pertussis) is a respiratory tract infection that’s caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. While teens and adults often recover from whooping cough without many problems, infants ...

There is little evidence that cough medicines work better than home remedies at easing a child’s cough. Most of the time, unless a cough is causing distress or disturbing sleep, there is no need to ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

Four in five pregnant women in Wiltshire have been vaccinated against whooping cough, according to new figures released by the UK Health ...

Data from the UKHSA shows that 78.9 per cent of pregnant women in the South West who gave birth between July and September 2025 received the whooping cough vaccine, up from 71.7 per cent the previous ...

A dry cough can have many causes, from allergies to viruses. Home remedies and medications may help provide relief. Drinking plenty of water and avoiding allergens or environmental irritants can also ...

Extreme ingestion of menthol cough drops can result in an overdose. Cough drops contain small amounts of menthol, meaning it is extremely unlikely a person can ingest enough to reach this threshold.

Cough is a common symptom resulting in many doctor’s visits. Most commonly, cough is due to acute bronchitis caused by a viral respiratory infection, and lasts for one to three weeks. Chronic cough is ...

Jessica is a former writer and editor at Forbes Health with over a decade of experience in both lifestyle and clinical health topics. Before Forbes Health, Jessica was an editor for Healthline Media, ...