Using a laboratory model of the human nose, scientists have investigated why the severity of common-cold infections varies so ...

The common cold is so ubiquitous that it feels like background noise, yet for a subset of people it is a wrecking ball that ...

New research suggests this divide begins almost the moment you’re exposed. A study from Yale University finds that the earliest responses from the cells lining your nose (triggered within hours of ...

recognizing the key differences in how they start, the severity of fever, and specific signs is crucial for accurate ...

Children can suffer from seven to 10 respiratory infections and spend up to 140 days with cold-related symptoms during the dreaded cold and flu season, Dr. Melanie Wilson-Taylor, a pediatrician at ...

A runny nose, scratchy throat, and deep cough can make even simple daily tasks feel miserable. While there’s no instant cure ...

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 ...

If you’ve noticed more people coughing around you lately, you’re not imagining it. Both COVID and flu are circulating across the UK. According to the latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data, ...