So you never want to take an antibiotic just to be safe. Most common illnesses are viral. That means a cold, flu, coughs, most sore throats and sinus infections shouldn't be treated by antibiotics.

Doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics to help treat a cough, but a new study shows the drugs won't help reduce the severity or duration of coughing -- even if a bacterial infection is the culprit.

A 35-year-old woman came to our clinic with persistent coughing bouts, saying she had a flu-like illness a month before but ...

So Antibiotics have saved millions of lives and have improved our quality of life. The problem is, people don't really use antibiotics correctly so your doctor gives you a two-week prescription ...

The NHS has issued a warning over a slow-developing bacterial infection that usually starts with a cough. While the illness ...

’Tis the season of respiratory illnesses. As we spend more time indoors and gather with friends and family to celebrate the holidays, cases of flu, COVID and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ...

Three of the viruses — flu, COVID-19 and RSV — are ... patients reach out to a practitioner. Whooping cough is treated with prescribed antibiotics, and should be treated sooner rather than ...

Antibiotics will not treat the flu virus. Because the flu is a virus ... Experts believe the flu virus spreads through droplets created when we cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land on others ...

"Most people have pretty high fevers, cough ... use antibiotics rather than antiviral medicines like Tamiflu because of the bacterial superinfection, a bacterial infection on top of the flu ...