But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...

HealthDay News — Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December — about six times more than at this time last year and more than have been ...

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency reported increased respiratory illnesses, including Flu, COVID-19, ...

Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise ...

Since 2023, seven babies in the neonatal intensive care unit of a Richmond hospital have suffered unexplained fractures and ...

It's a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold. But pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can last for weeks or months.

As political decisions increasingly affect healthcare, doctors weigh in on the changes and challenges they’ll likely see with ...

Public health officials must prepare to counter ongoing anti-vaccine sentiment in coming years, argues a leading pediatrician ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health held its first meeting of 2025 on Wednesday, during which it also announced an ...

The Douglas County Health Department's midtown has closed temporarily due to water damage from a steam pipe failure.

In a recent essay, pediatrician-scientist Peter Hotez proposes a focus on local data, improved benefit-risk communications, ...