"Usually, when we think about the common cold, it's a virus," Dr Cheryl Lythgoe of Benenden Health explains to Yahoo UK.

A common cold causes mild symptoms like coughing, a runny or stuffy nose, and a sore throat. This type of upper respiratory tract infection can be caused by one of more than 200 viruses. Cold symptoms ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a doctor reveals the important clues about your health that can be found in your snot.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Adults on average get one or two colds per year, with children getting up to six, and they usually last four to five days. The symptoms are runny nose, dry cough, ...

As colder weather sets in, common illnesses such as the cold, flu, RSV and COVID-19 viruses are making their way around Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday that there has been an uptick ...

Often confused for a common cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can in fact be serious and should be studied more closely ...

Rhinoviruses and endemic coronaviruses are the main causes of the common cold. Recent studies show “common” cold viruses can cause severe and even fatal illness in healthy adults. Infection with ...

That annoying sniffle started yesterday, and now your throat feels scratchy. A few years ago, you wouldn’t have thought twice before dismissing it as just another cold. But in our post-pandemic world, ...

Following the deaths of former Vice President Dick Cheney and actress Diane Keaton, both from complications related to ...