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

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 ...

HealthDay News — Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December — about six times more than at this time last year and more than have been ...

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

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.

Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise ...

Public health officials must prepare to counter ongoing anti-vaccine sentiment in coming years, argues a leading pediatrician ...

Hillsdale Community Health Agency urges residents to take the proper steps to reduce the risk of respiratory illness. The ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health held its first meeting of 2025 on Wednesday, during which it also announced an ...

In a recent essay, pediatrician-scientist Peter Hotez proposes a focus on local data, improved benefit-risk communications, ...

The Douglas County Health Department's midtown has closed temporarily due to water damage from a steam pipe failure.