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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...