Michael Shiloh had been studying tuberculosis for about two decades when he started wondering about a seemingly basic question: What makes people with TB cough? This is the disease’s hallmark symptom ...

When a mouthful of water goes down the wrong pipe – heading toward a healthy person’s lungs instead of their gut – they start coughing uncontrollably. That’s because their upper airway senses the ...

Acute coughs are often caused by a minor illness and go away within a few weeks, while chronic coughs may be a symptom of something more serious. A cough is a reflex that your body uses to clear your ...

The management of chronic cough is described in evidence-based guidelines that appear to be effective for diagnosing and treating the many underlying causes of chronic cough. However, the management ...