Misinformation has circulated for years on social media about how coughing forcefully can treat a heart attack. Health experts are quick to debunk that myth and warn that "cough CPR" is ineffective.

For years, social media has been flooded with posts claiming that a person having a heart attack can save themselves by coughing hard, repeatedly and rhythmically until help arrives. The advice is ...

A recent trend on social media has revived a curious technique from the late 1970s called cough CPR. A post claims that this method can help people, if they are alone, to survive a heart attack by ...

University of Westminster provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. A recent trend on social media has revived a curious technique from the late 1970s called cough CPR. A post claims that ...