It's a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold. But pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can last for weeks or months.

California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious bacterial disease that can be spread though coughing and can cause severe illness, ...

Since 2023, seven babies in the neonatal intensive care unit of a Richmond hospital have suffered unexplained fractures and ...

But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...