If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold. A new study suggests previous COVID-19 infections lower the risk of getting colds caused by milder coronavirus cousins, which could provide a key to broader COVID-19 vaccines. “We think there’s going to be a future outbreak of […]
We’re in the thick of cold and flu season, which always serves as a reminder that the common cold has no cure — hence why, when you inevitably catch one, you spend its entire duration (a whole box of tissues, more or less) fighting your way out with cold remedies that have circulated for generations. […]
It seems as if respiratory illnesses are back with a vengeance. Nearly everyone is catching the rhinovirus — the most frequent cause of the common cold — this winter season, but for many people it’s not just a case of the sniffles. The runny nose and nagging cough feel more intense and seem to linger […]
It seems as if respiratory illnesses are back with a vengeance. Nearly everyone is catching the rhinovirus — the most frequent cause of the common cold — this winter season, but for many people it’s not just a case of the sniffles. The runny nose and nagging cough feel more intense and seem to linger […]