Croup is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection that can cause airway swelling and a hoarse, barking-like cough. Croup is most common in children aged between 3 months and 5 years. However, ...

This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital continue to see a lot of COVID cases and upper respiratory ...

Pertussis cases in the United States have increased fourfold compared with the same time period last year, according to data ...

Advice from the NHS as to what exactly that cough means, and when you should head to your GP, or even the hospital ...

Know the symptoms of COVID-19 in children, what to do if your child appears sick and how to keep your family healthy.

"Given the potential severity of whooping cough in infants, the rise in whooping cough rates is a significant concern," says Dr. Jason Nagata, a pediatrician at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital ...

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This is the first of two articles on preparing for respiratory illnesses heading our way this fall. With summer in the ...

One study in 2012 found that children and teenagers with asthma appeared to be at an increased risk of getting whooping cough. While there might be a link, research has not determined why. Since both ...

Brian Erly Getty Doctors are sending out a warning after children as young as 10 years old are using drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Ozempic is an FDA-approved prescription medication for people ...

noting that is the best way to avoid whooping cough. The Mayo Clinic stated on its website that the disease is most dangerous to young children, so they should get the vaccine in five stages at ...