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

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

His cough became so severe he had to send a WhatsApp message to tell her he was being put on a ventilator.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

My mom thumped me on the back as I leaned forward to cough up a lung into my napkin.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin