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 ...

When I contracted whooping cough a few years ago, I thought there must have been a mistake. Surely this antiquated disease couldn't still be active in the 21st century? But what started as a two ...

Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is marked by a severe hacking cough followed by an intake of breath that sounds like "whoop." The illness spreads from person to person through the air, carried ...

Is there a new illness that’s causing lingering coughs? When should you see a doctor for a cough that’s hanging around? We ...

They absolutely do, but it does mean we need to ... are closely monitoring this surge in cases, but we have better tools to fight whooping cough today than ever before. Modern medical care ...

According to Dr. Hawkinson, some areas of the country are also seeing higher cases of norovirus. Add in whooping cough, ...

The CDC has reported at least 32,000 cases of whooping cough in 2024, nearly a five times increase compared to last year. NBC ...

Whooping cough cases are at record highs across the nation. Here's the status of the contagious disease in Utah.

However vaccination rates among children have declined over the last several years, including state-mandated vaccines that are required for kindergarten. The effectiveness of the whooping cough ...

Though whooping ... do not recommend taking cough suppressant medications, unless a person has a severe cough that leaves them unable to sleep. “We don’t want any secretions that we might have ...