Student Health reports higher cases of respiratory infections this season, including a few cases of pertussis — also known as ...

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) often occurs as a complication of upper respiratory tract infection (URI ... of a scoring system to establish treatment criteria that will minimize antibiotic ...

A fever and a nasty cough can be symptoms of a range of respiratory illnesses. An antigen test that narrows down the culprits ...

4. Nuts and seeds – Fall is the season for nuts and seeds such as walnuts and pumpkin seeds. These are loaded with healthy ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing hand foot and mouth, the flu and viral upper respiratory infections this week.

Most pediatricians are aware of the more common causes of chronic cough, but sometimes unexpected cases come along that ...

Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local ...

Anyone who has had diphtheria should also get vaccinated once the acute phase of the illness is over. Individuals who have ...

Diphtheria Cases in Rajasthan: In the last 30 days around seven children in the Deeg city of Rajasthan have died after ...

Vaccination remains the best safeguard against whooping cough. Vaccines known as DTaP and Tdap are effective against a trio of targets: whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus. It is important not to ...

ST CHARLES, Mo. — Urgent care doctors in Missouri have seen a concerning trend in recent pneumonia cases: more children are ...