Exophiala, a genus of saprotrophic black fungi commonly found in the environment, is typically associated with cutaneous infections in immunocompromised hosts and rarely manifests as pneumonia. Here, ...

In pursuit of an hourglass figure, some patients (and their plastic surgeons) are exploring a dramatic new frontier in body contouring.

I've long said that the antivax movement is borderline eugenicist (or at least social Darwinist) in nature. Now that a second ...

An occasional cough helps clear irritants and secretions from your lungs and prevents infection. But if you develop a chronic cough that persists for weeks, you should find out if you have a medical ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ), are the fifth-leading ...

The man, from Chongqing in southwestern China, who was given the pseudonym of Li Qi in local media reports, was racked by coughing fits so bad that they kept him up at night. He bought himself ...

While the initial symptoms resemble a common cold, they develop into severe coughing fits that can last for two to three weeks. Most patients recover within an additional two to three weeks.

A flight passenger said a woman was spraying cleaning disinfectant all over her seating area of the plane — prompting other flyers to break out in fits of coughing. In the forum “r/delta” on ...

A cough that produces mucus or phlegm can reveal an underlying infection or condition. Learn about wet cough causes and how ...

Among patients with COPD or fibrotic ILD, participation in a 3-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program resulted in functional independence improvement, according to results published in ...

Bronchitis may cause you to cough up blood, known as hemoptysis. Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes, or airways, that usually happens due to an infection or breathing in irritants ...