Data show the whooping cough vaccine coverage among kindergarteners in North Carolina has dropped in recent years.

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here's why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

When someone has whooping cough, the gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing is ...

Silver Spring doctor recommends moms get vaccinated before child's birth to protect children against whooping cough.

A Mississippi infant recently died from pertussis, or whooping cough, the State Department of Health announced Monday.  It is ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

It’s not just the flu that Americans need to worry about this fall season. In recent months, public health officials have ...

"The whole-cell pertussis vaccine, while more effective, also caused more side effects because it had more antigens in it," Dr. Jason Terk, a pediatrician at Cook Children’s Health Care System in ...

More cases of whooping cough have been reported in North Carolina in 2025 than in the past 70 years. Buncombe County Public Health issued a news release in late August urging parents and guardians to ...

Whooping cough cases in Louisiana are on track to post a record high for the year - the highest in 35 years. Mirroring national trends, the Louisiana Department of Health is reporting they've ...