Whooping cough is highly contagious, especially for infants. Vaccination and hygiene are essential to prevent its spread.

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high.

The rates help explain a worrisome creep in cases of whooping cough, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases, public ...

The move marks the latest fallout in a case tainted by accusations of misconduct by police and prosecutors and paves the way ...

In Illinois, 1,058 cases have been reported so far this year, compared to just 199 at this time last year. Dr. David Nguyen, ...