Think cold weather makes you sick? Learn what really causes winter illness—and why that drippy cold‑air nose is usually ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The common cold can commonly cause different symptoms in different people. A new study shed ...

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work together to fight the virus by triggering an arsenal of antiviral defenses. In a ...

Concerns are growing over the rising cases of flu across the country, with between 800 and 1,100 people expected to be in hospital with flu over Christmas. According to the HSE, the number of reported ...

Flu, COVID-19, the common cold and RSV have similarities, but they differ in their severity, contagiousness and symptoms. Vaccines are available for COVID-19, the flu and RSV. However, there is no ...

The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, empties classrooms and costs health systems huge sums every winter. Despite ...

Daniel Wrapp, an assistant professor in medicine at Duke University, shared how he helped find the first human antibodies that can fight one of the viruses that causes the common cold. Daniel Wrapp, ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...