Public health officials are sounding the alarm over the rise of whooping cough. The big picture: Cases of the respiratory ...

Kentucky is experiencing a surge in whooping cough, with state officials confirming 566 cases so far this season — the most ...

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

A Florida mom put her son down for the night, but nothing could have prepared her for the terror that would unfold two hours later. Klaudia Dunn and her 2-year-old, Ethan, had spent the day decorating ...

IRISH parents are being reminded to look out for the signs of a common condition that mainly affects children under the age ...

Ten Austin schools have had cases of whooping cough. Pertussis can be vaccinated against, but is especially dangerous for young children, pregnant people and people with weakened immune systems ...

When there’s an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat. That’s standard ...

“We’ve been seeing a surge in patients coming into the clinic and being admitted to the hospital for acute asthma exacerbations. This uptick follows “Asthma Peak Week,” which occurs during the third ...

From subway cars to office cubicles, New Yorkers are hoarse and hacking this fall — sidelined by stubborn symptoms that just won’t quit. While official data indicates that overall respiratory illness ...

Millions of residents across three states were asked to monitor themselves for health symptoms such as coughing and chest tightness on Monday as poor air quality persisted. Large areas of Maine, ...