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

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

“Croup often has a distinctive ‘barking’ or ‘seal-like’ cough,” says Darby McElderry, MD, a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama. “It's often sudden-onset and worse at night, when the ...

Bartlesville School officials announced cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, were reported this month at ...

Having a persistent cough can be caused by smoking. But what causes a smoker’s cough, how can you get rid of it and is there any reason to worry? Here I’ll answer some of the most common questions ...

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 ...

Two public health organizations joined together to warn citizens of the Gem State that cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, are 17 times higher this year than last year.

These acts of cyberbullying can impact a child or adolescent’s psychological well-being and trigger mental health issues. One of the key concerns about nighttime phone use is that it allows ...

It causes a barking cough, with or without fever ... Don't leave your child alone. If your child wakes up at night, try bundling them up and going outside to breathe in the cool night air.

QUINCY, Wash. — A toddler remains in the hospital after his foot was run over by a lawn mower at a Washington daycare earlier this summer, family members say. Since the end of June, 2-year-old ...

A SCHOOLBOY was rushed to hospital after vaping left him unable to breathe and coughing up blood ... "He wasn't eating, he wasn't drinking." The night before he was meant to go back to school ...

The coughing spells can also make people feel very tired, have difficulty sleeping at night or fracture a rib ... to date on their vaccinations. If a child is sick, they should stay home until ...