Doctors say go to the ER if your child is experiencing fast-paced breathing, deyhydration and other symptoms.
What may begin like a mild cold with runny nose, sore throat or light coughcan be an indication of a far more serious infection like a whooping cough, especially in newborns. Whooping cough, also ...
At just 2 weeks old, Feleena Owens was struggling to breathe. The newborn was coughing so badly, her skin turned a sickly gray-blue color. Her face contorted as she tried to gulp air. “I think the ...
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Puyallup parents are concerned about how their local school district handled a recent case of whooping cough, which is spreading across the region and nation. Pertussis, widely known ...
It’s a good time to make sure you and your family are up to date on recommended vaccinations. Michigan is experiencing its first measles outbreak since 2019, with eight measles cases confirmed across ...
Two infants have died of whooping cough in Louisiana in the past six months, according to the surgeon general of the state’s health department. The deaths from this vaccine-preventable illness are the ...
Low vaccination rates, particularly for the MMR and DTaP vaccines, are contributing to the outbreaks. Wisconsin's childhood vaccination rates are among the lowest in the U.S., well below the CDC's ...
The whooping cough vaccine is the one thing you must do during pregnancy - and it's to protect your tiny baby - here's what ...
OR ENERGY DRINKS. UPDATED FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH A HIGHER THAN ...