When someone has whooping cough, the sound can be unmistakable: A deep, gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing. Now, this once-rare illness, also known as ...

Cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, are on the rise throughout the country. Midland Health Services (MHS) has ...

Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.

Izzy Romero is your community news reporter covering northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, and Santa Margarita. Reports of whooping cough were ...

The number of confirmed cases of pertussis in Wisconsin this year is already 10 times higher than the total number of cases in 2023, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. In 2023, ...

Winter is here, and so are the array of respiratory illnesses. During this season, people tend to catch colds and coughs more ...

More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases have been reported in Texas so far this year, already reaching a ...

It can be tricky to determine whether your symptoms are actually the result of a common cold, bronchitis, or another type of infection. How do you know whether your cough and runny nose are signs of a ...

Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness are often up and about—and inadvertently spreading germs. As the disease ...