Healthcare professionals use X-rays to check the airways and lungs. This can help them diagnose bronchitis or rule out other lung conditions that also cause a persistent cough. Bronchitis occurs when ...

In the later stages of COVID-19, various breathing and positioning exercises, medications, and other home remedies can help clear the mucus or phlegm associated with a productive cough or wet cough. A ...

Healthy phlegm is usually clear and runny, but many different health conditions can change the consistency or color. Phlegm, also called sputum, is mucus produced by your lungs that helps protect your ...

Emphysema causes a chronic, hacking cough that’s often accompanied by shortness of breath and a tightness in the chest. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes ...

Crushing your mile time or hitting a new max during a set of deadlifts calls for a celebration. Unfortunately, for some people, this post-workout time is spent ridding their body of excess phlegm.

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s no way around it: Coughing up phlegm feels gross, especially if you’re already dealing with other ...

A 29-year-old woman in the UK was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer after months of struggling to breathe and coughing up phlegm. Alix Burnard, a sales manager from Newbury, England, was sent home ...