The symptoms of bronchitis depend on whether it’s acute or chronic. Simply stated, acute bronchitis will go away over several weeks and is usually caused by an infection. Chronic bronchitis ...

Pope Francis, who had part of his lung removed as a young man, recently spent several weeks hospital due to a respiratory ...

The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis (CB ... diagnostic criteria and management of acute exacerbation of CB (AECB) in the elderly patient.

THE most common cause of inadequate therapy of chronic bronchitis is failure of recognition. There has been a reluctance to consider that the symptoms of chronic cough and phlegm production may ...

Substantial evidence now supports the causative role of bacteria in exacerbations and provides the theoretical basis for the use of antibiotics in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB).

For patients with complex needs and social challenges like unstable housing, the hospital has become their de facto medical home—yet each visit is a fragmented restart, without continuity, context, or ...

Air quality in the United States has seen significant improvements since the implementation of the Clean Air Act in 1970. Key pollutants have decreased by nearly 80 percent, leading to healthier ...

A dry cough is a tickly or scratchy cough that doesn't produce mucus or phlegm. Allergies, a cold, asthma, and other ...

SharePope Francis’ death at 7:35 a.m. in Italy on Easter Monday after a surprising appearance on Easter Sunday at the balcony ...