cough

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These findings provide new insight into age-related inflammation and help explain why something as simple as a cough can sometimes lead to hospitalization in older individuals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"There are health repercussions, and my children cough," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

One of the first patients taking part in the trial is 83-year-old Peter Littlefield from Portsmouth, who was diagnosed after getting breathless and developing a cough.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

You’ll also hear a larger, darker woofling from the tailpipes, and phlegmy, spattering cough as the rpm fall off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“This one’s yours, buddy. I bought it to replace the one you lost in the lake. We lost. I lost,” Owen said, covering the last bit with a fake cough.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz