Cold, flu, COVID and RSV have been circulating across Australia this winter. Many of us have caught and recovered from one of these common upper respiratory tract infections. But for some people their ...

Chronic Cough From Smoking: Smoking can directly affect the quality, tone, and hoarseness of your voice. In fact, the smoke from cigarettes and other tobacco products contains hundreds of chemicals.

Hoarseness is the term for when the voice sounds strained, breathy, or raspy, or is quieter in volume or lower in pitch. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and related disorders may cause ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...