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

A baby's cough can range in cause and severity. Recognizing the factors that differentiate between a minor cough that is ...

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

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

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 ...

Expert pulmonologists share essential guidelines on distinguishing normal coughs from dangerous ones, plus effective home ...

A Māori paediatrician says the recent rise in pertussis (whooping cough)-related deaths among infants, particularly within ...

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