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Have a cough that won’t go away? Here’s what we can VERIFY
In one viral video posted in mid-December, a TikTok user described a hacking cough that’s hung on for weeks. Another person on TikTok said in a video posted the same week that they had been coughing ...
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You’re not sick anymore—so why are you still coughing?
Have you kicked a cold, bout of flu, RSV, or COVID recently—but can’t get rid of the cough? You’re not alone. The symptom can stick around for weeks after our bodies have cleared a virus.
Whooping cough cases in Florida increase eightfold from 2023 to 2024, state says
The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of ...
This Illness Is Surging Right Now, And The Signs In Kids Aren't As Easy To Spot
But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...
Does Coughing Work Against a Heart Attack? It Might — But You Should Call for Help First
Variations of the claim that coughing during a heart attack can increase survival chances likely go back to a message circulating in June 1999 (seen in Snopes' prior reporting) and attributed to ...
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Whooping cough cases in Florida increase eightfold from 2023 to 2024, state says
The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported 715 cases of pertussis – an eight-fold increase over ...
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Have a cough that won’t go away? Here’s what we can VERIFY
Anyone who has been on social media in recent weeks has likely seen anecdotal reports about a lingering cough that’s going around. In one viral video posted in mid-December, a TikTok user described a ...