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

Fayetteville Public Schools says one student has been treated and is recovering as health officials urge families to watch for symptoms of the highly contagious illness.

Kate and Greg Moor weren’t thinking “whooping cough” when their son, 13-year-old Joe, started having coughing fits in early March. Joe probably just had a late winter virus, the Bloomfield Hills, ...

It’s not just the flu that Americans need to worry about this fall season. In recent months, public health officials have ...

Data show the whooping cough vaccine coverage among kindergarteners in North Carolina has dropped in recent years.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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), ...

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 ...

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 ...