About one in 20 people experience bronchitis every year, despite it being a respiratory infection no one wants. Its most common symptoms include wheezing, chest tightness, low fever, fatigue ...

Dear Reader: Acute bronchitis is a respiratory tract infection that involves two of the major airways in the lungs. It is usually caused by a viral infection, and as happened with you, it can ...

Dear Doctors: I was recently sick with what I thought was the flu. I had a fever, sore throat and a terrible cough. I have asthma, so my husband insisted that I see our family doctor. She said that I ...

Bronchitis occurs when the large airways of the lungs become inflamed, causing severe coughing spells that bring up mucus or phlegm. Wheezing, chest pain and shortness of breath are other symptoms.

As an 83-year-old previously healthy, very active female, I was recently diagnosed first with bronchitis and then with COVID, all in one month. Ten weeks later, I am struggling with dry mouth ...

A research team has shown that exposure to air pollution during childhood is directly associated with bronchitis symptoms as an adult. To date, many investigations have established air pollution ...

Early-life exposure to air pollution may have direct connections to the manifestation of bronchitis symptoms during adulthood, a new study has found. Previous investigations have already confirmed ...

Dear Doctors: I was recently sick with what I thought was the flu. I had a fever, sore throat and a terrible cough. I have asthma, so my husband insisted ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I don’t know what to think; perhaps you can help. As an 83-year-old previously healthy, very active female, I was recently diagnosed first with bronchitis and then with COVID, all in ...