While the COVID-19 summer wave is still ongoing, there’s another respiratory illness to have on your radar: whooping cough. Cases of the virus are currently surging in the United States, with data ...

This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key ...

Millions of pregnant women in the United States are not getting two vital vaccines that protect not only their health, but their babies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) – Over the last year, there has been an increase in Whooping Cough (Pertussis) cases across the United States. As of November 16, 2024, nearly six times as many cases have been ...

Women who receive the influenza or whooping cough vaccine during a twin pregnancy do not face a higher risk of birth complications, University of Queensland researchers have found. The study—which ...

ATLANTA (AP) — An expert panel is urging every expecting mother to get a shot preventing whooping cough, preferably in the last three months of her pregnancy to help protect her baby. The advice ...

International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows that vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. Antibodies from the mother are ...

Pregnant women are being urged to get vaccinated against whooping cough as cases continue to rise at a concerning rate. As of the beginning of this month, eight babies have died from the disease this ...

Rates of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are continuing to rise, according to public health midwife Joanna Melia. Whooping cough can risk serious illness and complications in babies during ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women have a more sensitive cough reflex than men, which may explain why specialty clinics that treat people with chronic coughs routinely have more female than male ...

Vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. These antibodies were detected not only in blood, but also in the nasal mucosa, the site where whooping cough ...

Pregnant women have been urged to get vaccinated following the death of a baby after contracting whooping cough. The death, which happened between January and June 2025, is the first fatal case of the ...