AI-powered platform Swaasa is using cough sound analysis through smartphones to help screen respiratory diseases such as COPD ...

Make sure that the listening area is quiet, and importantly, do not listen through the patient's clothing. Warm your stethoscope either by carrying it in your pants pocket or by vigorously rubbing it.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The RESP Biosensor captures cough frequency, wheeze, rhonchi, respiratory rate and sleep/wake. Adults with COPD ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Devices that monitor wheeze, snoring, coughing or crackles remotely can allow for faster treatment. For children ...

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways.

If you have been coughing more than talking lately, you are not alone. As temperatures drop and pollution rises, bronchitis quietly becomes the season’s most unwanted “guest” but unlike holiday guests ...

Bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age according to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne. Researchers ...

Healthcare professionals use X-rays to check the airways and lungs. This can help them diagnose bronchitis or rule out other lung conditions that also cause a persistent cough. Bronchitis occurs when ...

A cough is one of the most common symptoms that sends people to the doctor. As many as 30 million medical visits are related to coughing. Most coughs are caused by upper respiratory infections like a ...