The virus that can cause coughing fits so intense that patients can fracture a rib — whooping cough, also known as pertussis ...

Samoa's Ministry of Health says whooping cough cases in the country continue to increase mainly in young children. According ...

Check the vaccination status for all family members. Consider the health vulnerabilities of family members you'll be visiting. Practice good hygiene, including frequent hand washing. Stay home if ...

Respiratory illnesses are starting to spread around the state, especially ones harmful to children. At the same time, the number of kids vaccinated against these illnesses is still low. The flu, COVID ...

The CDC is advertising on TV the benefits of vaccines for folks over age 65, but those people have a choice, babies don’t and rely on parents and pediatricians and the government to protect them, ...

Australia has a successful adolescent immunization program, routinely achieving high vaccine coverage for teenagers.

Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in ...

Wisconsin ranked second nationwide for whooping cough cases, according to latest data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Health officials have seen a spike in whooping cough cases over the last year, which has caused a growing amount of concern.

The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting the largest outbreak of whooping cough since 2012. The latest data shows that over 2,300 cases have been reported in the state — mainly in the metro ...

Mohammad Chaeeb spoke softly into his phone, telling a relative the grim news: He found his brother at the morgue. “I saw him and said my goodbyes,” he said. His gaze lingered on ...