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This may include medications or lifestyle changes. If the cough is due to medication, such as an ACE inhibitor, your doctor may recommend stopping and switching to a different medication.

There’s also something called a subacute cough, which can last from three to eight weeks, says Jairo Barrantes-Perez, M.D., assistant professor of pulmonary medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

“Acute cough is a common condition and typically lasts less than three weeks,” says Audreesh Banerjee, M.D., director of the Asthma Program at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine.

Other studies find it's better than no treatment at all for kids, but not better than dextromethorphan (a common ingredient in cough medicines). There's also research that finds limited benefit at all ...

On January 1, pharmaceutical companies will also lower some of their prices. The list price of Merck & Co.'s heavily discounted diabetes medications Januvia and Janumet will be lowered "to align the ...

Whooping cough has been wreaking havoc across the country for months and according to local doctors, there are no signs of slowing down in Kansas. The state marked the end of 2024 with the biggest ...

There’s also something called a subacute cough, which can last from three to eight weeks, says Jairo Barrantes-Perez, M.D., assistant professor of pulmonary medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

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