The highly contagious pertussis, known as whooping cough, is spreading around a Jefferson County high school right now. In a letter to parents, Corner High School said they have a small number of ...

When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some people ...

Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are on the rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 17,579 whooping cough cases, with the ...

Pope Francis continues to remain in stable condition, the Vatican said Saturday. The pope has been given non-invasive mechanical ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy. He does not have a fever and ...

TONIGHT THERE ARE NEW CONCERNS ABOUT AN INCREASE IN WHOOPING COUGH AROUND THE COUNTRY. CASES ARE AT A TEN YEAR HIGH. THE CDC RECORDED MORE THAN 17,000 CASES THIS YEAR. THAT’S AROUND FIVE TIMES MORE ...

Benício Xavier de Freitas' mum and dad suffered every parent's worst nightmare after the six-year-old boy died following six ...

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Cases of whooping cough -- also known as pertussis, a highly contagious bacterial infection -- are on the rise in Galveston County. Galveston County's Health District ...

VIENNA, Austria -- Coughing vigorously until an ambulance arrives could save the lives of heart patients who are going into cardiac arrest, a doctor said Tuesday. Dr. Tadeusz Petelenz, a researcher in ...

Kolkata: A recurrent bout of cough and cold has laid hundreds low across Kolkata, with many suffering a repeat attack within ...