Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

A Northland pediatrician fears infants in the region will die from whooping cough unless more pregnant women and young babies ...

With the temperatures dropping, a state agency is reminding people to get protected from viral respiratory infections. The ...

Analysis: NZ rates of 50% lag far behind Australia The post The urgency to increase immunisation against whooping cough in ...

As we enter what’s generally considered the cold and flu season, COVID, that recent third and most potent side of this health ...

The number of whooping cough cases in the latest epidemic has surpassed the 1000 mark - with 135 in Canterbury. By last ...

Oregon is expected to surpass its record of 910 pertussis cases by the end of 2024, prompting health officials to sharpen ...

Republican state lawmaker Josh Schriver, who calls himself “Michigan’s most conservative state representative” and a “White ...

Respiratory disease season is off to a relatively slow start in the United States, but low vaccination rates threaten that ...

The Biden White House, under fire from the right and some on the left for the President’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter ...

Nov. 13, 2024 — An international team of scientists has identified a surprising factor that accelerates the degradation of lithium-ion batteries leading to a steady loss of charge. This ...

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has urged the Centre to address the situation in Bangladesh by seeking UN intervention. She proposed deploying peacekeeping forces and offering shelter to persecuted ...