Avoiding food and drinks that trigger reflux symptoms can be super helpful in keeping the coughing at bay. “The initial treatment for cough [caused by reflux] often consists of minor lifestyle changes ...

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

Kate and Greg Moor weren’t thinking “whooping cough” when their son, 13-year-old Joe, started having coughing fits in early March. Joe probably just had a late winter virus, the Bloomfield Hills, ...

It’s not just the flu that Americans need to worry about this fall season. In recent months, public health officials have ...

Fayetteville Public Schools says one student has been treated and is recovering as health officials urge families to watch for symptoms of the highly contagious illness.

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...

A fourth case of whooping cough or pertussis has been confirmed on Guam this year, the Department of Public Health and Social ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had a nonstop coughing incident for a night and day after a feast, which landed him in the emergency room. He was found to have extremely low sodium levels (118-120 mEq/L), ...

ROME -- Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying an alarming setback ...