While hiccups are usually harmless and short-lived, they can, in rare circumstances, become medically significant ...

Brazil’s jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro was recently reported to have undergone three medical treatments to stop a ...

Lack of prompt access to primary care blamed for rise in hospital cases of minor ailments including blocked noses ...

In total, the researchers identified 8466 patients who were diagnosed with hiccups during the study period but before a potential cancer diagnosis. The vast majority (89%) were men. The incidence rate ...

A&Es across England are 'under siege' from patients with hiccups, sniffles and ingrowing toenails, health chiefs have warned. The NHS said more than 200,000 A&E cases last winter could have been dealt ...

England’s A&E departments treated more than 200,000 people last winter who could have been handled by GPs or pharmacists, health officials revealed. NHS England said patients sought help for a variety ...

Most people think of hiccups as a minor annoyance. They normally last a few minutes and disappear as suddenly and mysteriously as they arrived. But some people experience chronic hiccups that last for ...

In an unusual case, a man's multiday bout of hiccups was triggered by a respiratory infection. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...

Those of us working in the NHS have known for a long time the kind of pressure it is under and how A&E is a symptom of general pressures on the NHS. New analysis of NHS data by PA Media found that ...

Get those gloves ready because this hiccup hack requires a real hands-on approach. Pinkie promise — it works. A 1990 case study tells the seemingly bizarre story of a 60-year-old man coming into the ...