Many people take extra cough drops when a cough refuses to go away, but experts warn that excessive use can, in rare cases, ...

New antitussive trials are challenged by large placebo effects and the risk of the trial being unblinded due to adverse effects, explained Ron Eccles, BSc, PhD, DSc, emeritus professor at Cardiff ...

GLP-1 receptor agonist use was associated with chronic cough regardless of a previous gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) diagnosis, a study of over 2 million people with type 2 diabetes suggested.

The placebo effect is a major problem in cough trials and can make it impossible to tell the true pharmacological effect of the medicine being studied, said Ron Eccles, BSc, PhD, DSc, emeritus ...

The deaths of over 300 children in Africa and Asia in 2023 prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn about the use of “substandard and falsified” medical products. The organisation called ...

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways. It gets its common name from the "whoop" sound that some infected children make when ...

Antitussives, also known as cough suppressants, help prevent coughing by working on a part of the brain that controls the action. Coughing is an innate reflex and part of the immune system’s response ...

Whooping cough cases have jumped sharply year over year but remain in line with pre-pandemic numbers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. The CDC, which tracks whooping ...

A number of viruses are in strong circulation this cold, COVID, and flu season. Credit: eternalcreative / Getty Images This cold and flu season, the internet agrees on one thing – lots of us have a ...