Respiratory illnesses can strike even in the summer. (Getty Images) Just as you’re getting ready to hit the beach or embark on that long-awaited vacation, you may be blindsided by those telltale achy, ...

The common cold is caused by one of more than 200 viruses circulating at any given time. Children typically get between 6 and 10 colds yearly, while adults get between 2 and 4. Colds usually include a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bay Area scientists believe we are on the verge of a cure for the common cold. Teams at Stanford and UCSF have announced a major first step. It involves temporarily disabling a single ...

Researchers have solved the first step in treating the common cold, by mapping its entire genome, or genetic map, teams from the University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. A new national survey of U.S. adults has found the majority of Americans are misinformed about what causes the common cold, and how and when they should treat it. Nearly ...

Flu, COVID-19, the common cold and RSV have similarities, but they differ in their severity, contagiousness and symptoms. Vaccines are available for COVID-19, the flu and RSV. However, there is no ...

Many people think of December and January as the two months of the year you're likely to catch the common cold, but “cold season” actually stretches from late August through April. That means only ...

Just as you’re getting ready to hit the beach or embark on that long-awaited vacation, you may be blindsided by those telltale achy, sneezy symptoms. But it’s summer — can you really get sick?