Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Key Takeaways Back pain that worsens with coughing is usually due to muscle strains or ...

Whooping cough, scientifically known as Bordetella pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is characterized by severe coughing spasms, where individuals may cough so intensely that ...

Has your child got a bad cough that almost sounds like a seal? Hearing a child with croup is concerning to any parent. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, breaks down what is happening to cause the nasty ...

NOCTURNAL coughing spasms are most distressing not only for the child but also for the parents, and drugstores are replete with antitussive agents — many of them the so-called "narcotic-exempt" ...

At least one member of the High Point Regional High School community has developed a case of pertussis, the highly contagious respiratory disease known as whooping cough, according to a letter sent by ...