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

New Hampshire is seeing a rise in whooping cough cases this year, stoking concern among healthcare providers in the state.

The Mississippi Department of Health announced Monday, Sept. 29, that an infant died from pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Experts stress that maternal vaccination during pregnancy is the most effective way to protect newborns from whooping cough.

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 ...

Children get vaccines because they're too young to have immunity to many diseases. Adults need them because their immunity doesn't last forever.

The first symptoms of whooping cough are often a horrific, choking hack, but in little Orlando Bugueno’s case, it was a high temperature, followed by a terrifying seizure and period of unconsciousness ...

As U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues making vaccines in general and COVID-19 inoculations in particular ...

The elimination of vaccine requirements in Florida schools announced by the state’s surgeon general marks a significant shift in how the state has protected kids against contagious diseases.

President Donald Trump’s Republican administration says electronic payments and collections will speed up processing and cut ...

Dr. Jane Goodall, a zoologist, primatologist, anthropologist and ethnologist, has died. She was 91. Goodall was best known ...