Two babies in Louisiana died in the past six months of a respiratory illness that doctors say is preventable. The head ...

For a second time this season, at least 41 states are reporting high or very high levels of the flu. Here's how to stay safe.

Early signs of whooping cough in adults look very much like a common cold, Dr. Loafman says. For the first week or so of ...

The best protection against whooping cough is vaccination, but rates among children have fallen in recent years. Only about 92% of kindergarteners got their DTaP vaccine for the 2023-2024 school ...

Most of those cases - 44 - were reported in Florida. The best way to prevent whooping cough is by getting the vaccine, which doctors often give in combination with vaccines against two other ...

Everyone who is not up to date with whooping cough vaccination should get vaccinated," CDC spokesperson Paul Prince said in a statement. Whooping cough can initially be difficult to separate from ...

Students across Oregon without vaccine exemptions need to be up-to-date on their childhood vaccines by Wednesday or risk ...

Here's a quick look into health news from recently, including increased cases of whooping cough to the work of Healthy ...