Nashville doctors are growing increasingly concerned as pertussis, or whooping cough, surges nationwide, with recent infant deaths in Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana. Dr. Dontal Johnson, with ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - A third infant has died from pertussis in Kentucky within the past 12 months, state health officials announced Monday. The Kentucky Department for Public Health said the death ...

A case in Pune city confused doctors for eight long months, where a six-year-old girl’s relentless cough was finally solved ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sara Ritchie about how to care for your child’s cold and cough. Dr. Ritchie is an ...

In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also known as whooping cough, it’s a contagious respiratory illness that ...

Cough and congestion are common for many children this time of year, signaling any number of illnesses. For parents, it’s ...

Louisiana is seeing an alarming rise in whooping cough cases, with the state’s Department of Health reporting two infant deaths within the last six months. These are the first such fatalities since ...

While the measles outbreaks continue to affect consumers across the country, another illness is creating a cause for concern: whooping cough (pertussis). Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham ...

STARTS RIGHT NOW. TONIGHT, A HISTORIC RISE IN WHOOPING COUGH CASES, PROMPTING STATE LEADERS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED. HUNDREDS OF REPORTED CASES ALREADY THIS YEAR IN LOUISIANA. IT’S EVEN ...

The Arizona Department of Health Services attributes one death in the state to whooping cough in 2025, a 19-month-old ...