Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical ...

Breakthrough new vaccine spray could be first to stop spread of deadly whooping cough which sees infants ‘turn blue’ ...

Whooping cough is on the rise nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In mid-October, the CDC reported more than 18,500 cases nationwide of pertussis, commonly called ...

Medically reviewed by Wendy L. Hunter, M.D. Your baby will likely cough quite a bit in their first year of life—and for good reason. Coughs are the body's way of protecting itself. Your baby's cough ...

(KUTV)Fall is here – and so are illnesses that come with cooler temps. We know it’s time to get flu shots – but is your family protected against other contagious disease? Whooping cough is a ...

As of Nov. 19, there have been 566 cases of whooping cough in Kentucky. State health officials expect more cases by the end ...

A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky this year, marking the latest victim in what health officials are ...

The headlines are startling and brought me back to my darkest days. Cases of whooping cough are off the charts in Connecticut—up to 10 times as many cases right now than we saw in all of 2023. This is ...

CANCER SURVIVORS. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT MOMS WHO RECEIVED THE WHOOPING COUGH VACCINE DURING THEIR PREGNANCY MAY GIVE BIRTH TO INFANTS WHO ARE BETTER PROTECTED ...