Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) often occurs as a complication of upper respiratory tract infection (URI). Objective: To describe otoscopic findings during URI, the full clinical spectrum of ...

Your respiratory system consists of two parts: your upper and lower respiratory tract. When you breathe, each component helps get air in and out of your lungs. Your lungs are responsible for ...

In a recent, cross-institutional study, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and ...

HopkinsMedicine scientists say drier air caused by global warming could have a big impact on respiratory health in a new ...

But there’s probably a good reason you have that cough — and it can tell you a lot about what’s going on in your body.

If your mucus is gray or black... …you likely inhaled dark-colored particles, like smoke from a fire or heavy exhaust. Regular smokers can also blow out darker mucus because of the tar or other toxic ...

That also includes people who don’t know which type they got. Measles first infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body, causing a high fever, runny nose, cough, red ...

Respiratory tract diseases are illnesses that affect components of the respiratory system, including the nasal passages, the bronchi and the lungs. They range from acute infections, such as ...