Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...

The Kansas City Health Department is urging residents to get vaccinated for influenza and pertussis as cases rise in the city ...

Families with children who attend a school in Weston were notified that a case of whooping cough was reported at the campus. Parents said the principal of Country Isles Elementary School sent an email ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the ...

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had a nonstop coughing incident for a night and day after a feast, which landed him in the emergency room. He was found to have extremely low sodium levels (118-120 mEq/L), ...

One poster said she was diagnosed with mycoplasma pneumonia — also known as "walking pneumonia" — but that generally causes milder symptoms Reports of a mysterious virus that’s causing high fevers and ...

A Holland-area man is expected to be OK after he crashed his car amid a coughing fit, spurred by the accidental swallowing of some of the liquid from his e-cigarette. Brandan Lozen, 34, was traveling ...

ROME -- Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying an alarming setback ...