COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. It can do a lot of damage to your respiratory tract, which includes your lungs. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is part of the coronavirus family.

For older adults in the Western United States, exposure to high levels of smoke pollution is associated with an increase in ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Department of Health tracks viral respiratory diseases, including influenza, COVID-19, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and seven US pediatric medical centers report a notable association ...

Exposure to high levels of wildfire smoke was tied to more hospitalizations for respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)  in older adults, a new report ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested that Chinese health authorities explain the rapid spread of a respiratory disease among children. After multiple hospitals were reported to be ...

For older adults in the Western US, exposure to smoke pollution is associated with an increase in hospitalizations for respiratory diseases.