A Heywood Hospital doctor advises greater Gardner residents on how to protect themselves against a quademic of respiratory ...

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

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

Adults and older children may also be affected ... Early medical intervention is critical in managing whooping cough. If symptoms are recognized early, antibiotic therapy can be used to reduce ...

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

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 ...

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

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 ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.

Its initial symptoms are mild — similar to those ... According to the CDC, the strongest protection against whooping cough is vaccination, which is suggested for infants, children, and adults, as well ...

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