Why it's worse at night: This barking-seal cough is usually the result of a viral infection that has settled in the upper airway and voice box, and typically strikes while the child has a cold.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases ...

Several conditions may cause a dry cough in a child, including infections, allergies, and irritant exposure. Dry coughs may occur independently or with other symptoms, such as fever or fatigue.

People often take coughing lightly. However, if a cough persists for several weeks, it should not be ignored, especially if ...

Have a cool mist humidifier by the bedside and actually a teaspoon of honey helps a lot to suppress that cough as well. And that will help your child get a good night sleep. If your child's over ...

Children under six months are the most severely ... was something stuck further down in my chest. Being worse at night, the coughing really started to disrupt my sleep. I'd prop myself up in ...

Cases of whooping cough are increasing. You can protect your child with vaccinations. Here’s everything you need to know.

Public health experts are sounding the alarm as whooping cough cases increase nationwide. Numbers of cases of the ...

Night-time coughing can wreck your sleep pattern and lead to lethargy and fatigue the next morning. Millions of us self-medicate for coughs, with the market for cough, cold and sore throat ...

Whooping cough cases have gone up in the U.S. compared to last year, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease ...

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue.

Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health ...