A mother who lost her 2-month-old son to whooping cough shares the tragic story of his death and her message as cases rise.

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 ...

Sure, I’m neurotic, but it wasn’t just that: Infecting a newborn with RSV is a very real risk when they live with a Petri ...

There are many reasons children develop a cough, and it can be difficult for parents to determine what's causing it and when ...

Whooping cough and walking pneumonia can begin by looking like a regular cold. Doctor Taylor Heald Sargent with Lurie ...

“Whooping cough” is named after the sound you might ... shot during the third trimester of each pregnancy. This gives the baby some antibodies against pertussis that can protect them during ...

WE RECOMMEND PREGNANT MOMS GET WHOOPING COUGH VACCINES IN THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, SO THEY HAVE ENOUGH ANTIBODIES TO PROTECT THE BABY AND MOM PASS ON THE BABY. THE ANTIBODIES UP TO SIX MONTHS ...

Since whooping cough begins with symptoms similar to a cold ... as "an indirect way of protecting the baby," Ballan said. Children are eligible to receive the DTaP series and it is usually ...

Christie Ybarra and Sequoia Pathway Coach Darmon Therman's three-month-old son, Bryce, has been at Phoenix Children's for ...

The respiratory virus is the leading cause of hospitalisation for infants, with 12,000 babies admitted each year. Before next ...

Parents in the Oak Hills Local School District are being asked to monitor their children for symptoms after a student was ...