But to my surprise, the last round of meds seemed to work. Or maybe the cough was just done working its way out of my system. Either way, by the end of the week, I barely noticed it anymore, and ...

Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy’s actions ‘destabilizing’ U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new people to the influential panel.

Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy’s actions ‘destabilizing’ U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new people to the influential panel.

Melinda Wharton, the top CDC vaccine official who oversaw ACIP operations, was removed from her role last week. She was in charge of staff who gather and present vaccine data.

According to the state’s recent annual summary on whooping cough, or pertussis, there were 2,261 confirmed and probable cases in Washington in 2024. There were 87 cases in 2023.

SEATTLE — Washington state reported 25 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve as a reminder of the disease’s ...

Dear Margar-etiquette, No matter how many times I ask, my husband continues to cough into his hand. I know that was the correct etiquette when we were growing up.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper dining etiquette with regard to the hand that is not holding a utensil? When we traveled to Europe, the locals did not like that my unused arm was in my lap ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to remove all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, an independent panel of experts, is raising questions ...

Here’s an attempt to cut through the confusion surrounding the Trump administration’s new changes to the CDC’s COVID-vaccine recommendations and RFK Jr.’s firing of the ACIP.

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: If you're in multiple text threads with different people in your life - your siblings, your partner, your kid's teacher - it can be hard to stay on top of all of the messages.

The outbreak has sickened 79 people across seven states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 21 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.