Very few of us haven't experienced those strange sounds known as hiccups that sometimes escape our mouths without warning. It's an occurrence we frequently find funny when it happens to others, but it ...

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

Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden muscle movements and distinct "hic" sound are an all too common occurrence, especially while eating or drinking. While hiccups are usually brief and ...

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

There's nothing quite as frustrating as having hiccups, and it can feel helpless trying to get rid of them. There are various ...

Everyone gets hiccups once in a while. Hiccups can be cute or annoying, depending on how you feel. When a baby hiccups, it’s the cutest thing in the world. On the other hand, when you’re trying to run ...

Think you can rely on just symptoms to diagnose a Covid-19 coronavrius infection? Well, here’s yet another hiccup in that plan. Or rather a bunch of hiccups. A case report recently published in the ...

Hiccups are a nuisance, especially when they show up at an embarrassing moment, or they won't dissipate easily. But the reason they happen has been something of a mystery. A new study from the ...