Whooping cough cases are rising. Know the symptoms and how to avoid infection.

Heading into the holidays, what are the symptoms to watch for, who is most at risk for whooping cough and who needs to get ...
Yahoo

A nagging cough can hang on for weeks or months following a respiratory illness – and there is precious little you can do about it

Relentless coughing after a viral infection can be frustrating and worrisome, but in most cases, coughs resolve over time. The Good Brigade/DigitalVision via Getty Images When was the last time you ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

No, whooping cough isn’t just a cold. Cases are surging, and infants face the greatest danger.

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical ...
wtvr

Health department officials worried about spike in whooping cough cases in Virginia

Health Care experts are sounding the alarm on a highly contagious respiratory disease on the rise in Virginia. It comes about as cases of whooping cough have tripled compared to last year which has ...
The Denver Post

Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads

BEIJING (AP) — Mostly older men and women wearing masks rested on cots in hallways, while others slept upright in crowded waiting rooms with numbered chairs. Many received fluids intravenously, while ...
KSBY

Third infant dies from whooping cough in Kentucky as outbreak worsens nationwide

A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky this year, marking the latest victim in what health officials are ...
ABC7 San Francisco

MIT working to launch app that uses AI to detect COVID-19 in coughing sound

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Researchers at MIT developed the algorithm for identifying asymptomatic people with COVID-19, with the help of artificial Intelligence. They say it can differentiate between the ...