As Texas grapples with an ongoing measles outbreak, the state is also on pace to see its highest number of whooping cough ...

With school almost out for the summer, kids may soon be headed to camp. Doctors are warning parents there's a rise in ...

It’s not just measles making a fierce comeback in 2025. Another disease that’s especially dangerous to young children, known ...

Pertussis cases are increased this year vs 2024, potentially due in part to lower vaccination rates among children.

As cases of whooping cough rise, CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen explains what causes the respiratory illness, how it ...

Children aged four are to be given a booster vaccine against whooping cough to cut the 2,000 cases of the potentially fatal disease each year. The vaccine is usually given to babies when they are ...

Whooping cough cases have surged in the US since the beginning of the year, infecting Americans at a faster pace than any time since the mid-1950s as national vaccination rates decline and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there has been an uptick in cases of whooping cough across the country. In 2025, the agency has already counted 8,077 cases, compared to 3,847 ...

Last year, the number of cases was the highest they had been in a decade, The Washington Post reported. Whooping cough is also known as pertussis and is spread from person to person through the air ...