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

Hiccups are a common occurrence that typically last a few minutes.They’re caused by contractions of the diaphragm after laughing, being frightened, or even eating spicy or dry foods.Dr. Bo Pichurko ...

Hiccups are caused by spasms in your diaphragm, the large muscle just below your lungs. Some people have chronic hiccups that last for days, weeks, or years. Hiccups happen when your diaphragm ...

Although hiccups seem a nuisance, scientists have discovered they may play a crucial role in our development – by helping babies to regulate their breathing. In a study led by University College ...

Hiccups, scientifically known as singultus, are involuntary diaphragm contractions often triggered by eating or drinking. While usually brief, persistent hiccups lasting over 48 hours can signal ...

Hiccups, though quite common, are rather mysterious to scientists. They can be caused by anything from stress to changes in temperature to smoking cigarettes. Humans aren't the only ones to get ...

Xiaocen Zhang, MD, is double-board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. She is a gastroenterologist at the Tufts Medical Center and an assistant professor at the Tufts University ...

Hiccups can strike at unusual times like when your stomach is too full or you suddenly feel overly excited. Most of the time they pass quickly and are more annoying than harmful. However, in rare ...

A case of the hiccups sure can be funny — at least, to the observer. You feel a flip-flopping in your chest, your body jerks and jumps, and the telltale "hic" escapes your mouth sometimes quietly, ...

Everyone gets hiccups, but some people suffer intractable hiccups that last longer than a month. Intractable hiccups can occur more often than we realize and present to multiple medical disciplines, ...

Dear Doctor K: I regularly get hiccups. Sometimes they last a long time. Is this cause for concern? Dear Reader: As annoying as hiccups may be, they rarely signal a serious underlying problem. Hiccups ...