Whooping cough cases are surging and most adults are not protected

Mucus, whooping cough

Cases have quadrupled compared to this time last year and declining vaccination rates are driving the increase across the country.           Whooping cough is making a return that public health officials had hoped to avoid. The highly contagious bacterial infection, known medically as pertussis, has surged to roughly 16,375 reported cases […]

9 states with critical RSV levels what parents must know

RSV

Flu season may be winding down across much of the United States, but respiratory syncytial virus more commonly known as RSV is still making its presence felt in a significant portion of the country. What makes this season particularly notable is not just where the virus is hitting hardest, but how unusually late it has […]