Every morning, I get a wake-up call from my neighbour. Like an opera, it opens with an overture of gushing tap water that signals he has entered the scene. Then, comes the aria – a solo performance of ...

Coughing up blood, medically known as hemoptysis, involves coughing or spitting up blood or blood-streaked mucus from your respiratory tract (i.e. lungs and airways). Coughed-up blood may appear ...