Nationwide, CDC has reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time ...

Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last ...

Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?

"This is an infection that causes quite a significant cough," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases ...

The CDC reported that more than five times as many whooping cough cases have been recorded compared to 2023 in a return to ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for ...

Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the Centers for ...

Vaccination remains the best safeguard against whooping cough. Vaccines known as DTaP and Tdap are effective against a trio of targets: whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus. It is important not to ...

Good morning, Chicago. Chicago Public Schools has announced a record-breaking graduation rate, with 84.1% of students ...