Oklahoma reports a surge in whooping cough and upper respiratory illnesses, prompting hospitals to advise when to seek emergency care amid rising cases of flu and other upper respiratory illnesses.

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in ...

Is there a new illness that’s causing lingering coughs? When should you see a doctor for a cough that’s hanging around? We VERIFY answers to these questions.

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in ...

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans -- including those causing flu, COVID, whooping cough and ...

After a relatively slow start to the respiratory virus season, COVID-19 levels in the United States began ramping up just ...

Whooping cough’s medical name is Pertussis. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Pertussis is caused by the bacteria Bordetella Pertussis. Whooping cough bacteria attach to the ...

Program Director for the McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency Dr. Santina Wheat joins Steve Dale, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss all things health. Listen in while Dr. Wheat shares updates ...

So far this year, close to 2,000 cases have been reported in Washington state, compared to just 78 at the same time last year ...

Hardin County has received a limited supply of Tdap vaccine to protect people against whooping cough following an outbreak ...

Whooping cough continues to surge in the United States, with reported cases soaring to more than 32,000 this year — nearly five times the 6,500 cases recorded during the same period last year — ...