WASHINGTON — Pneumonia cases are on the rise in the DMV, with MedStar Health Urgent Care providers reporting a 358% increase in walking pneumonia diagnoses last month. In October, MedStar Health ...

IT’S that time of year when countless illnesses are flying around, from coughs and colds to Covid and flu. Most of the time, ...

’Tis the season of respiratory illnesses. As we spend more time indoors and gather with friends and family to celebrate the holidays, cases of flu, COVID and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are ...

Cases of walking pneumonia are on the rise in children, especially those between ages 2 and 4. How concerned should parents be? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported a ...

A type of pneumonia infection that’s increasing in the U.S. prompted a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a type of bacteria ...

In this second article, I'll try to answer some questions about chest colds: What is a cough? When is it okay to suppress a cough? What can help get rid of a chest cold? A cough often comes after "the ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection that affects your lungs, nose, throat, and breathing passages. You get it when infected droplets enter your nose, eyes, or mouth. This might happen ...

Vitamin C has been found to shorten a cold as well, but it won't make a difference if you're already showing symptoms, per ...

“A cold can turn into bronchitis when a viral infection that starts in the upper respiratory system (nose and throat) spreads to the bronchial tubes in the lungs. Characterized by inflammation and ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Flu season is here. Whether you pick up something from work or the kids bring something home from school, numbers are rising. “I lost my voice last week. I had no voice,” said ...