A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the ...

A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky this year, marking the latest victim in what health officials are calling the worst outbreak since 2012. The unvaccinated baby's death comes as ...

The number of reported whooping cough cases in Texas last month were about four times higher than the same time last year, according to state health officials. Texas saw more than 3,500 cases of ...