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

A baby died from whooping cough over the Christmas period, Health New Zealand says. Officials declared an epidemic several ...

A parent has come under fire after sharing the 'unique' baby name she and her partner picked for their child after being ...

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

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

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 ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr ...

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But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...

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 ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT FIVE. DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH SEES ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF WHOOPING COUGH CASES IN 12 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS AS OF MONDAY ...