The distinctive sound of your cough carries far more information than you might imagine, potentially serving as a powerful diagnostic tool that could revolutionize how pneumonia gets detected and ...

Pneumonia coughs are usually deeper and louder than regular coughs. A pneumonia cough often brings up mucus, which can be green, yellow, or bloody. If you think you have pneumonia, contact a ...

Pneumonia is one of the world's leading causes of death and affects over a million people a year in the United States. The disease disproportionately impacts children, older adults, and hospitalized ...

A new method, which analyzes the sounds in a child's cough, could soon be used in poor, remote regions to diagnose childhood pneumonia reliably. According to researchers, this simple technique of ...

When you go for a sick visit or your annual checkup at your doctor's office, they will likely listen to your chest through a stethoscope. Part of what they're listening for is the sounds your lungs ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Pneumonia continues to be a silent killer. It reportedly claims over 2.5 million lives every year worldwide. One of the main symptoms of pneumonia is cough. But we are living in a time and age, where ...

Coughs and colds are rife this time of year, but how can you tell when they might be a sign of something more serious, like pneumonia? Recognising the difference between an ordinary cough and a ...