This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sara Ritchie about how to care for your child’s cold and cough. Dr. Ritchie is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatrician at MUSC Children’s Health.

Once you understand what's behind your cough, choosing the right treatment becomes much easier.

A case in Pune city confused doctors for eight long months, where a six-year-old girl’s relentless cough was finally solved ...

Cough and congestion are common for many children this time of year, signaling any number of illnesses. For parents, it’s important to identify the exact cause of your child’s discomfort, as effective ...

What is an effective and safe natural cough medicine for children? Choosing cough medicine for children should not be done carelessly, because not all types of cough medicine sold on the market are ...

CoxHealth is recommending everyone to get up to date on their pertussis vaccines as the illness makes the rounds right now.

A persistent cough in a 6-year-old girl baffled doctors for eight months until a nurse's reaction to the mother's strong perfume provided the crucial clue. Eliminating the fragrance led to the child's ...

Two children’s cough syrups are being recalled because of a defect that could cause overdosing. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling two lots of Children's Robitussin® Honey ...

It started with what seemed like a run-of-the-mill cold. My three-year-old had a cough that wouldn’t go away, a fever that barely counted as one, and he stopped sleeping through the night. As a ...

Parents and providers face a dilemma in wanting to help children with cough but also recognizing that over-the-counter medications have limited clinically proven benefit and real safety concerns when ...

Some people continue coughing after they recover from a common respiratory infection. Doctors explain why a cough can last for weeks, masking etiquette and red flags suggesting something more serious.