Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These ...

I have a head cold. It’s not COVID. It’s not the flu. It’s not RSV. It’s not pneumonia. It’s a head cold, the term my family ...

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 ...

Herpes has long been known to lie dormant in the body, waiting for the right moment to strike. But new research has revealed ...

Scientists have warned there is a 'severe risk' of catching a cold this week as nine million people across Britain suffer from the virus. They issued the health alert as the recent icy weather ...

the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like symptoms. But in infants and seniors, these viruses can ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am on a low-sodium diet by choice. I do not add salt to anything, except when I bake for others. I have ...

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an ...

If you get six or more cold sores per year, your doctor may recommend something called suppressive antiviral therapy, which ...

Greninger said that 170+ genotypes, or variants on the cold virus, would need to be covered by a vaccine — and that it might not be practical given how mild colds are for most people.