The Department of Health recently reported that 7,598 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were diagnosed between Jan. 1 and Feb. 22, 2025. This is about three times the number of cases from ...

Each year, when temperatures drop and gatherings move indoors, we enter respiratory virus season. During this time, from ...

Respiratory infections can severely impact lung health, especially for those with existing conditions. Simple hygiene practices ... Persistent coughing lasting more than three weeks or producing ...

Flu vaccines, hand hygiene and staying home ... Otterbein also recommended respiratory etiquette when out in public. “If you have to cough or sneeze and you’re in a public place, covering ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading rapidly in North Carolina, and data show it isn’t slowing down anytime soon. There were nearly 600 cases reported near the end of 2024, a total ...

I suffered extensive fatigue that I had attributed to a COVID-19 infection. Then a lung culture found something called ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a very contagious respiratory illness caused by a type of bacteria that spreads easily from person to person through respiratory droplets when a person ...

Fluctuating weather patterns — with sudden shifts in temperature — are known to weaken the immune system, making people more susceptible to viral infections.