Last week’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the federal Department of Health and Human Services in the second ...

Spokane kids are getting sick from whooping cough, and health officials warn the outbreak will likely last into the spring. As of Friday, 140 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, have been ...

A surge in whooping cough cases in Oregon has prompted state and local health officials to urge residents to get vaccinated.

Highly contagious whooping cough is on the upswing across the U.S. – including here in Wood County. Since the start of 2024, ...

Oregon is reported to have 835 confirmed cases and at least one adult death caused by pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Later stages of pertussis can include severe coughing fits, a “whoop” sound caused by the person gasping for air between ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise nationwide — and that includes an uptick in cases around the D.C. region.

Public health officials Thursday reported a marked increase in the number of pertussis -- or whooping cough -- cases this ...

According to a press release from Whitman County Public Health (WCPH), the department is continuing its investigation into the outbreak. There have been 63 reported cases of pertussis, with an ...

A whooping cough outbreak is currently making its way across the Inland Northwest, leaving many families worried about ...

Although the disease may produce only a mild, persistent cough in adults or adolescents, young children exposed to the ...

Spokane County is in the midst of an outbreak of whooping cough, with nearly twice the infections locally so far than the ...