It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

Columnist Patrice Apodaca talks to a pediatric infectious diseases expert about why measles outbreaks among children are a ...

Four cases of measles were recently reported in the commonwealth, prompting health officials to discuss the importance of vaccines.

Within one to two weeks, the cough becomes more intense — harsh, violent fits that leave you gasping for air. Sometimes, a ...

Washington state reported 25 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve as a reminder of the disease's continued surge here and nationwide.

Health officials are advising people in the Pemberton area to watch for symptoms of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, after a spike in cases. While people of any age can get whooping cough ...

Whooping cough cases in Mississippi are on the rise, already surpassing the total number reported for all of last year, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.

Total cases of whooping cough in 2025 are double compared to the same time frame in 2024, the CDC says. naipo.de via Unsplash As schools across the country release their students and the summer ...

The case count in 2024 represented a huge increase in whooping cough compared to previous years — 2023 saw 7,063 cases in the U.S., and 2024’s count was also higher than pre-pandemic figures.

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee ...

Whooping cough cases are surging in California with rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, medical experts said. As of April 26, a total of 590 Californians had contracted the highly contagious ...

Texas has reported 1,064 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, as of April 15 this year, according to preliminary data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The state ...