The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about pertussis, treatment for whooping cough symptoms and more.

Angela Falanga's eight-week-old daughter was hospitalized for 19 days with whooping cough and was placed on a ventilator ...

The whooping cough was once suppressed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, its cases are surging again. Here's what to know.

The total number of cases in the same time frame from 2024 to 2025 have nearly doubled, rising from just over 5,000 to more ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Mississippi. Where have most cases been reported? What are the symptoms? How to ...

Breathing in after coughing often causes a high-pitched noise that sounds like a "whoop," hence its name. You can get whooping cough at any time of the year, but the illness is typically at its ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise ... For adults, pertussis is nothing more than a bad cough with a funny sound. However, for vulnerable individuals and children, particularly babies ...

Yolo County alerts UC Davis about potential whooping cough exposure after four cases in the last month. YOLO COUNTY, Calif. — The Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency is warning the UC Davis ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Whooping cough is causing concern in Washington state, with public health officials reporting over 1,000 cases statewide so far in 2025. In Clark County, the numbers are ...