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

Advice from the NHS as to what exactly that cough means, and when you should head to your GP, or even the hospital ...

Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

"People have coughed so hard they've actually broken ribs with pertussis. So, definitely that's not something that we like to see." said Dr. Huse.

Lawmakers cite new scientific evidence that they say proves Robert Roberson, who is set for execution on Oct. 17, did not ...

That’s short for respiratory syncytial virus. Almost all children will get RSV during their first two years, but each year up to 80,000 children are hospitalized due to it. Now, a new FDA approved ...

Infants under 12 months and pregnant people are particularly vulnerable. A pediatric infectious disease specialist shares ...

Hunter, M.D. Of all the surprising sounds that can come from a baby’s body ... In addition to cough, croup might also present with stridor (a high-pitched whistling sound when breathing in), runny ...

Lawyers for Robert Roberson say the science used to sentence him to death is questionable and that prior health issues could explain the death of his 2-year-old daughter in 2002.

At trial, doctors testified that Nikki’s death was consistent with shaken baby syndrome — in which an infant is ... Roberson had taken Nikki to the emergency room because she had been coughing, ...