It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said that 35 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were reported ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Centers for Disease Control announced 17 new cases of whooping cough, bringing the number of ...

It’s a sound no parent wants to hear—that relentless cough that just won’t go away. Now, health officials are warning of a ...

Last year, following an outbreak the state had not seen in years, Kentucky ultimately reported 543 cases of whopping cough.

Preliminary data from the CDC says the U.S. has seen 8,485 cases of whooping cough in 2025. That's twice as many cases as this time last year.

Four cases of measles were recently reported in the commonwealth, prompting health officials to discuss the importance of ...

There have been more than 10,000 whooping cough cases in the United States so far this year, an unusually high number even by prepandemic standards, said Dr. Kathryn Edwards, a vaccine expert at ...

The CDC recommends babies receive three shots of DTaP for protection against whooping cough: at 2, 4 and 6 months old. Then, they recommend two booster shots at 15-18 months and 4-6 years old.

The state’s public health department says there have been 247 cases of whooping cough so far in 2025. In 2024, there were 543 cases, the most since 2012.