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.

That’s why the recent surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, should serve as a warning that we need to do more to ...

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

Federal data show cases of pertussis – commonly known as whooping cough – in the state of Washington jumped more than 2,200%.

The largest independent medical group in Idaho says it’s seeing an ”explosion” of influenza cases in the Boise area.

T.J. Regional Health has not seen cases of whooping cough despite the rising number of cases in the United States.

The largest independent medical group in Idaho says it’s seeing an ”explosion” of influenza cases in the Boise area.

Across the U.S., the rate of whooping cough in 2024 was more than 400 percent higher than in 2023, with more than 35,000 ...

In light of the news of a possible human metapneumovirus outbreak in China, officials talk to Newsweek about the risk to Americans.

Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December -- about s ...

The CDC said that cases of whooping cause increased across the United States, which indicated a return to more typical ...