Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.

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A mum has taken to the internet to ask users if she's in the wrong for giving her baby daughter a 'unique' name – but people ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

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A baby has died from whooping cough during the Christmas period, marking the first fatality since the national epidemic was ...

A Chicago woman was just weeks away from giving birth when a nagging cough led to a shocking medical discovery. MaKenna Lauterbach, then 26 years old, began experiencing severe coughing fits in ...

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New Zealand’s ongoing whooping cough epidemic has led to 1232 reported cases and 101 hospitalisations since October 2024. The ...