Health officials shared information and tips regarding whooping cough with The Herald-Dispatch Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in ...

With people gathering indoors in the cold weather, it can be easy to catch illnesses, and health officials are giving tips on how to protect yourself from those ...

Health care professionals have confirmed whooping cough outbreaks in West Virginia and Ohio.Four cases have been reported at ...

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...

Croup in kids occurs due to a viral infection in the vocal cords and the trachea (windpipe). The infection causes swelling ...

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

RSV, and Whooping Cough activity have been observed locally and across the state and are expected to continue. The Livingston County Health Department recently issued a seasonal illness snapshot, ...

Studies on over 2.5 million children have never found an association between vaccines and autism. While there are risks in anything we do, higher safety standards are required for vaccines because ...

Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.