Also called pertussis, the condition gets its name from a distinctive high ... About 1 in 3 infected babies younger than 1 year old who get whooping cough need care in the hospital.

Since 2022, around 200 people, including children, have died in the Gambia, Uzbekistan and Indonesia after consuming cough syrups ... "Firstly, tally the name of the medicine with the one prescribed.

Two Atlanta-area health care providers detail some recent updates and how older medication users can stay on top of the latest recommendations.

“Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a very contagious respiratory illness,” the CDC said. It may start like a cold but the cough can last for weeks or months. It also goes by the name ...

The name whooping cough might conjure ... so those who are 11 to 18 years old.” In teenagers and adults, serious cases of ...

More young children are catching walking pneumonia this year, as cases of the respiratory illness continue to surge around ...

Nationally, we're looking at a whopping five times as many whooping cough cases in 2024 as we were just a year ago. Whooping ...