A hacking cough, muscle aches and full-body fatigue likely indicate a viral infection such as flu or COVID. Even specialists ...

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 ...

"Usually, when we think about the common cold, it's a virus," Dr Cheryl Lythgoe of Benenden Health explains to Yahoo UK. "With viruses, we can pick them up anywhere, really. They can live on surfaces ...

Researchers conclude that antibiotics should not be used to treat the common cold and acute purulent rhinitis.

FOR some people, it starts with a scratchy throat followed by a tickly cough. For others, a headache comes first, before a ...

That annoying sniffle started yesterday, and now your throat feels scratchy. A few years ago, you wouldn’t have thought twice before dismissing it as just another cold. But in our post-pandemic world, ...

The holiday season brings families together but, with travel and cold weather, the holiday season also brings unwanted ...

We’re in the thick of flu season; high flu levels are present in many parts of the United States right now. The virus tends to run rampant from October to early May, with flu activity peaking from ...

Decongestant or antihistamine medicines are sometimes given to children with acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media). It is unclear whether decongestants or antihistamines are effective ...