Hoarseness, medically known as dysphonia, is commonly seen in older adults but is increasingly being reported in younger ...

“This work represents a significant step forward in our understanding of the underlying genetics and provides the deepest validation yet of a candidate variant for causation,” she added. Successful ...

Queensland is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of a two-month-old baby this year, the state's outgoing Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says. As ...

Each variant haplotype sequence is aligned and compared to the reference, and an HGVS-like name is constructed representing its differences to the reference. This approach offers an advantage over VEP ...

Some treatments for a lingering cough are a little more involved. A post-infectious cough related to inflammatory changes in airway tissue is treated similarly to asthma. Your healthcare provider may ...

Recent findings highlight a rare partial loss-of-function (LOF) missense variant in STAT6, p.L406P, which reduces T2 inflammatory responses and protects against severe T2-high asthma. This variant ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics have uncovered a rare genetic variant in the STAT6 gene that protects against asthma, a breakthrough published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Severe asthma does not respond well to regular asthma treatments, such as inhaled corticosteroids and inhaled bronchodilator medications. Those with severe asthma usually find their symptoms ...

Among Americans with severe asthma, a condition that disproportionately affects Blacks, less than half see a specialist to manage their condition, research shows. Only 38 percent of severe asthma ...

The VXi variant not only offers you the choice of an AMT gearbox, but also brings many additional features over the base-spec LXi The new-gen Maruti Dzire was launched recently with four broad ...

This story has been updated to add new information. Nine cases of whooping cough has been confirmed at Loveland City Schools, according to Andrew Setters, the spokesperson for the district.

Chronic lung diseases like COPD and cystic fibrosis can also cause a productive cough. In contrast, a nonproductive (dry) cough does not bring up phlegm and is more common with asthma, allergies, flu, ...