According to the CDC, respiratory infections caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae have increased in the U.S. over the ...

When the Safi family escaped war-torn Afghanistan three years ago and settled in southwest Houston, the last thing they expected was losing a child to a communicable disease.

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department said they've seen nearly 30 cases of pertussis, better known as ...

Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old.

Asthma affects about seven million children in the U.S. But kids who have asthma can lead normal, active lives with the right ...

Nationwide, CDC reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high.

Robyn weighed in at just over 11oz when she arrived on March 8, 2023, making her the tiniest baby ever born in Wales.

Tonsillitis itself is not contagious. However, “the viruses and bacteria that cause tonsillitis are highly contagious and can ...

GRAHAM COXON and Rose Elinor Dougall, partners in life AND music, have taken things to the next level. If their first album ...

Strep is different from a regular sore throat because it’s caused by bacteria, not a virus. Find a symptom comparison chart ...

The children are typically the stars of it. One of them just got into Princeton at 13. The other climbed Kilimanjaro. There’s ...