Third unvaccinated infant dies of whooping cough in Kentucky this year

An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials ...
PolitiFact

Whooping cough cases are rising. Know the symptoms and how to avoid infection.

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 ...
ABC7 New York

After man coughed so violently he suffered punctured lung, doctors use COVID-era therapy to save him

Thanks to a COVID therapy reserved for only the worst lung injuries, he pulled through and can spend the holidays with his family.

Paediatric pulmonologist shares 7 early signs of pneumonia in children, says don't ignore high fever and heavy breathing

Bluish lips or nails: Cyanosis is a warning sign that your child may have low oxygen levels. You can tell if this is ...

Whooping cough outbreaks surge, fueled by waning immunity and falling vaccination rates

New details from health officials suggest the whooping cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping ...

Todd Snider died after being hospitalized with walking pneumonia. What is it? What causes it and what to know

Todd Snider died Nov. 14, a day after being diagnosed with walking pneumonia. Here's what to know on the condition.
WGNO

Doctors advise Mayor Arceneaux to take it easy amid bacterial pneumonia diagnosis

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux’s office announced that he is being treated for bacterial pneumonia after a coughing spell compelled him to step away from Tuesday’s ...