Dr. Polverino answers your most pressing questions about bronchitis, how contagious it is and when it may cause more serious medical problems.

The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older ...

In adults, the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia ... it does not lead to fungal or mycoplasma pneumonia. Receiving appropriate treatment for bronchitis (and taking care of yourself ...

An effective therapeutic treatment to neutralize or prevent colds has not yet been found. For now, there is only solid ...

These red flag symptoms could easily be mistaken for other illnesses or side effects of smoking but could be serious.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracing an upsurge of a bacteria linked to a recent rise in respiratory infections in young children, according a news release. Since late spring, CDC ...

Symptoms of some of the diseases that mimic lung cancer, such as asthma or acid reflux, are common with many conditions. They can include persistent cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, unexplained ...

Clinicians need to take a detailed occupational history when evaluating patients with nontransplant bronchiolitis obliterans as the best treatment is prevention from further exposure, and it is ...

The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis (CB) is important, significant and overlapping in nature. This review will analyze the relationship ...

In many cases, the bacteria causes symptoms that feel like a prolonged “chest cold,” Dr. Singer said. These can include a dry ...

A study published in JAMA reports on data showing that Combination ICS-SABA and ICS-Formoterol asthma treatments are more ...