I’m a GP – here’s 5 reasons you can’t shift a cough – and when it’s an emergency

COUGHS have been a hot topic for the best part of the last two years.

Back in 2020, when Covid became a household name and before testing was readily available, people were analysing every inch of their new coughs in a way they hadn’t before.

Is it dry? Is it wet? Does it sound chesty? Does this cough suggest I could have coronavirus?

But it’s important to bear in mind coughs...